Cameralistic

/ˌkæm.ər.əˈlɪs.tɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of cameralism or the practices and principles of cameralists.

Etymology

From cameralist. The adjective form describing systems, policies, or approaches based on cameralist economic and administrative theory.

Kelly Says

When historians describe a 17th-century German state as 'cameralistic,' they mean it was obsessed with turning every aspect of governance into a revenue-generating system!

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