cliens

cliēns entis (genplur. -entium; rarely -entum, H.), m

for cluens, P. of clueo, a personal dependant, client (a freeman, protected by a patron; he received from him an allotment of land or of food, and accompanied him in war): Roscii: Cliens amicus hospes nemost vobis? T.— A client, retainer, follower : coëgit clientīs suos, Cs.— A companion, favorite : iuvenum nobilium, H.—Of nations, subject allies, dependants, vassals , Cs.— Fig.: cliens Bacchi, under the protection of Bacchus , H.