† cardimelechObs. [f.Gr. καρδί-α heart + Heb.melek king.] ‘A supposed active principle in the heart, superintending what are now called the vital functions’ (Syd. Soc.Lex.). 1684Phil.Trans. XIV. 704 Vice-royes residing in the Principal Viscera as in Provinces..Cardimelech in the heart.