— cameralism , n.
/kam"euhr euh list, kam"reuh-/ , n.
any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
[ Kameralist cameralista, equiv. to ML cameral ( is ) (see CAMERAL) + -ista -IST ]