client

  • 11client — Client, Qui s est donné en la tutelle et protection de quelque grand seigneur, lequel prend sa defense en toutes choses honnestes à l encontre de tous: et pareillement en tous affaires qu il a, il a aide et secours de ce client, Cliens clientis.… …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 12client — [klī′ənt] n. [OFr < L cliens, follower, retainer < IE base * klei , to lean, as in L clinare (see INCLINE); basic sense, “one leaning on another (for protection)”] 1. Archaic a person dependent on another, as for protection or patronage 2.… …

    English World dictionary

  • 13Client — Client, 1) im alten Rom ein Halbfreier, welcher zu einem Freien (Civis), zu dessen Geschlecht (Gens) er gehörte, in strengem Abhängigkeitsverhältniß, Clientel, stand. Der Herr des C. hieß Patronus. Die C en bildeten nicht eine Masse gegenüber den …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 14Client — Client, früher Abhängiger von einem Höheren, der ihm hinwieder Schutz gab, u. ihn auch vor Gericht vertrat. Bei den Germanen waren dies die Hörigen, Liten des Mund und Schutzherrn; bei den Römern, Galliern und Britten die C.en des Patrons; bei… …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 15client — late 14c., from Anglo Fr. clyent (c.1300), from L. clientem (nom. cliens) follower, retainer, perhaps a variant of prp. of cluere listen, follow, obey (see LISTEN (Cf. listen)); or, more likely, from clinare to incline, bend, from suffixed form… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 16client — /ˈklajent, ingl. ˈklaɪ(J)nt/ [vc. ingl. propr. «cliente»] s. m. inv. CFR. server (ingl.) …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 17client — has extended its range of use dramatically in recent years. It means, essentially, ‘someone who buys the services of a professional person’, such as a lawyer or accountant; and a prostitute traditionally has clients. Someone who buys something… …

    Modern English usage

  • 18client — [n] customer applicant, believer, buyer, chump, consumer, dependent, disciple, follower, front, habitué, head, mark, patient, patron, protégé, protégée, purchaser, shopper, walk in, ward; concept 348 Ant. manager, owner …

    New thesaurus

  • 19client — ► NOUN ▪ a person using the services of a professional person or organization. ORIGIN originally denoting a person under the protection and patronage of another: from Latin cliens, from cluere hear or obey …

    English terms dictionary

  • 20client — Any person who has entered into an arrangement with a Euroclear group ( I)CSD in order to receive Business Services through one or more Parties in one or more Business Roles. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary * * * client cli‧ent… …

    Financial and business terms