"clientess" meaning in All languages combined

See clientess on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: clientesses [plural]
Etymology: From client + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|client|ess}} client + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} clientess (plural clientesses)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) A female client. Tags: nonstandard, rare

Inflected forms

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