cam·a·ril·la \ˌkaməˈrilə, -rē(y)ə\noun (-s) Etymology: Spanish, literally, small room, diminutive of cámara room, from Late Latin camara, camera — more at chamber : a group of unofficial often secret and usually scheming advisers especially of one in power (as a king or premier) : cabal, clique < a vivid picture of the sycophantic timeservers who constituted the Kaiser's court camarilla — L.P.Lochner >