cli·ent·age

[klahy-uhn-tij]
noun
1.
a body of clients; clientele.
2.
Also, cli·ent·hood. the relationship of a client to a patron; dependency.

Origin:
1625–35; client + -age

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clientele or clientage (ˌkliːɒnˈtɛl, ˈklaɪəntɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
customers or clients collectively
 
[C16: from Latin clientēla, from cliēnsclient]
 
clientage or clientage
 
n
 
[C16: from Latin clientēla, from cliēnsclient]

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Clientage is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
It basically describes the feudal system, or variations on political systems founded upon clientage.
He became quite successful and secured a large clientage.
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