Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Camarilla \Ca`ma*ril"la\, n. [Sp., a small room.]
   1. The private audience chamber of a king.

   2. A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a
      king; a cabal or clique.

Source : WordNet®

camarilla
     n : a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through
         intrigue [syn: {cabal}, {faction}, {junto}]