A / applĭcātĭo
noun

applĭcātĭo

gen. applĭcātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(), , id. (only in Cic.).
A joining; attaching; to;
A joining or attaching one's self to; hence, trop., an inclining to, inclination: adplicatio animi, Cic. Lael. 8, 27.—
a placing of one's self under the protection of a superior; clientship
Judic. t. t., a placing of one's self under the protection of a superior, clientship: jus applicationis, the right of inheriting the effects of such a client, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 177 (cf. applico, I. B. 2.).