cameral

[ kam-er-uhl, kam-ruhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
2. cameralistic.

cameral

/ ˈkæmərəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber

Word History and Origins

Origin of cameral¹

1755–65; < Medieval Latin camerālis, equivalent to camer ( a ) treasury, governmental chamber + -ālis -al ¹; chamber

Word History and Origins

Origin of cameral¹

C18: from Medieval Latin camerālis; see camera

Example Sentences

Perhaps this is the direction towards which the bi-cameral legislature will develop.

From Project Gutenberg

As they themselves admit, "Mars up to the present has defied cameral detection."

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The manner in which he illustrated his opposition to a bi-cameral legislature is well-known.

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