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Webster 1913 Edition
Client
Cli′ent
,Noun.
[L.
cliens
, -emtis
, for cluens
, one who hears (in relation to his protector), a client, fr. L. cluere
to be named or called; akin to Gr. [GREEK] to hear, Skr. çry
, and E. loud
: cf. F. client
. See Loud
.] 1.
(Rom. Antiq.)
A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.
2.
A dependent; one under the protection of another.
I do think they are your friends and
And fearful to disturb you.
clients
,And fearful to disturb you.
B. Jonson.
3.
(Law)
One who consults a legal adviser, or submits his cause to his management.
Webster 1828 Edition
Client
CLIENT
, n.1.
Among the Romans, a citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who, in respect to that relation, was called his patron. Hence in modern usage,2.
One who applies to a lawyer or counselor for advice and direction in a question of law, or commits his cause to his management in prosecuting a claim, or defending against a suit, in a court of justice.3.
A dependent.