Define "No. of external POP clients (Outlook, Thunderbird)" restriction

Define "No. of external POP clients (Outlook, Thunderbird)" restriction

For the two paid services, the "No. of external POP clients (Outlook, Thunderbird)" is set to unlimited.
For the FREE service, "No. of external POP clients (Outlook, Thunderbird)" is set to 1.
 
Can you explain what is meant by this limitation and how it will affect a family of 5 users?
The family is setup to use it's own domain, in case that matters.