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clientele
1560s, "body of professed adherents," from Fr.
clientèle
, from L.
clientela
"relationship between dependent and patron, body of clients," from
clientem
(nom.
cliens
; see
client
). Meaning "customers" is from 1865, perhaps a reborrowing from Fr.
