The state or position of being a client; the relationship between a client and service provider.
From 'client' (from Latin 'cliens,' meaning a dependent or follower) + '-cy' (abstract noun suffix). This formal term developed in administrative and legal contexts to describe the dependent relationship.
The word 'cliency' is almost extinct in English—we've replaced it with simpler terms like 'client relationship'—but it survives in legal documents as a ghostly reminder of when 'client' specifically meant a poorer person dependent on a wealthy patron.
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