cameralistic

adjective

cam·​er·​a·​lis·​tic

1

: of or relating to public finance

2

: of or relating to cameralism

Word History

Etymology

German kameralistisch, from kameralist + -isch -ic

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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