-tij noun
( -s )
1. : a body of clients : clientele
the clientage of a Roman nobleman
one of those little shops … where they sell such smart things so cheaply to a clientage of minor actresses and cocottes — Aldous Huxley
2. : the relationship of a client to a patron or benefactor
the specific tie which bound the herdsmen to their leader was in the nature of clientage — Kalervo Oberg