clientship

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CLIENTSHIP, noun The condition of a client; a state of being under the protection of a patron. CLIF, noun 1. A steep bank; as the cliffs of Dover. So in Saxon, the cliffs of the Red Sea. 2. A high and steep rock; any precipice.
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