Definition for CAM-E-RA-LIS'TICS

CAM-E-RA-LIS'TICS, n.2 [G. cameralist, a financier. In Sp. camarista, is a minister of state; camarilla, a small room. The word seems to be from L. camera, a chamber.]

The science of finance or public revenue, comprehending the means of raising and disposing of it. – Grimke.

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