cameral

 [kam-er-uhl, kam-ruhl]  

cam·er·al

   [kam-er-uhl, kam-ruhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
2.
cameralistic.
Origin:
1755–65; < Medieval Latin camerālis, equivalent to camer(a) treasury, governmental chamber + -ālis -al1; see chamber
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cameral (ˈkæmərəl)
 
—adj
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber
 
[C18: from Medieval Latin camerālis; see camera]

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