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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Lat. In the Roman law. A client or dependent. One who depended up-fjh another as his patron or protector, adviser or defender, in suits at law and other difficulties; and was bound, in return, to pay him all respect and honor, and to serve him with his life and fortune in any extremity. Dionys. ii.

10; Adams, Rom. Ant. 33.