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camarilla

[ kam-uh-ril-uh; Spanish kah-mah-ree-lyah, -ree-yah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cam·a·ril·las [kam-, uh, -, ril, -, uh, z, kah-mah-, ree, -lyahs, -, ree, -yahs].

a group of unofficial or private advisers to a person of authority, especially a group much given to intrigues and secret plots; cabal; clique.

camarilla

/ ˌkæməˈrɪlə; kamaˈriʎa /

1830–40; < Spanish, equivalent to camar ( a ) room (< Latin camera; chamber ) + -illa diminutive suffix < Latin

C19: from Spanish: literally: a little room

He was too honest, and, therefore, dangerous to the Court camarilla set up and paid by Potsdam.

Truly the camarilla were supporting each other, and I, an onlooker, stood amazed and astounded.

"Exposure," replied the charlatan who was the head of the traitorous camarilla around the throne.

Therefore, two days later, he delivered from the tribune of the Duma some terrible allegations against the camarilla.

Each man, sulkily sheathing his sombrero, obeyed, and quitted the camarilla.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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