What does «clientela» mean in Spanish?
- A group of clients of a professional or commercial establishment.
Examples of use in Spanish: "ese restaurante tiene una clientela muy fiel".
- A group of people under the protection or patronage of a powerful person from whom they derive some benefit.
Examples of use in Spanish: "clientela política".
- In Ancient Rome, protection that favored the plebeians and freedmen welcomed by the patricians, who repaid them with respect, obedience and certain personal services.
Examples of use in Spanish: "en Antigua Roma la clientela era una institución que unía a personas de clases sociales inferiores, llamados clientes -de “cluere”: obedecer, acatar-, de modo voluntario, a través de un convenio llamado “applicatio”; a un patrono, que era de clase social superior, que los incluía como parte de su familia".