Client state

An independent political unit which has elected (or had forced upon it) the patronage of a larger political unit. This relationship is generally mutually beneficial, and is essentially commercial in nature. That is, the political or defensive ties which may be part of any patron-client relationship are ultimately intended to promote trade between the two.

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• Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)
• The Traveller Book

Non-Canon

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