(n.) Condition of a client; state of being under the protection of a patron.

Maecenas a habit abettor acceptation acception acquiescence acquired tolerance acute alcoholism addictedness addiction admirer advocate aficionado alcoholism amphetamine withdrawal symptoms angel apologist aspiration assumption assurance assured faith assuredness backer barbiturate addiction barbiturism belief buff certainty chain smoking champion cheerful expectation chronic alcoholism clientage clientship cocainism confidence contingency conviction correlation crash craving credence credit credulity danglement dangling defender dependency desire dipsomania doomed hope drug addiction drug culture drug dependence encourager endorser expectation exponent fair prospect faith fan favorer fervent hope friend at court good cheer good hope great expectations habituation hanging high hopes hope hopeful prognosis hopefulness hopes hoping hoping against hope interrelation lover mainstay maintainer nicotine addiction paranymph partisan patron pendency pendulosity pendulousness pensileness pensility physical dependence prayerful hope presumption promise promoter prospect prospects protagonist psychological dependence reception relativity reliance reliance on sanguine expectation second seconder sectary security sider sponsor stalwart standby stock store support supporter sureness surety suspense suspension suspension of disbelief sustainer sympathizer tolerance trust tutelage upholder votary wardship well-grounded hope well-wisher withdrawal sickness withdrawal symptoms