▪ I. ˈcameral, a.
[a. Ger. kameral, ad. med.L. camerāl-is, f. camera in its late sense of ‘chamber, bureau’.]
Of or pertaining to the camera or ‘chamber’; relating to the management of the state property (in Germany). Hence ˌcameraˈlistic a., ˌcameraˈlistics n. pl. (in Latin form cameralia).
| 1762 tr. Busching's Syst. Geog. IV. 103 The imperial royal representation and chamber, with which the cameral exchequer is connected. Ibid. IV. 522 The Amptskeller..looks to..œconomical and cameral matters. 1830 W. Taylor Germ. Poetry III. 242 Göthe..was ennobled in 1782 with the appointment of Cameral President. |
▪ II. cameral
variant of cambrel.