regelkamer

Regelkamer is a Dutch noun formed from regel (rule, regulation) and kamer (room). The term is uncommon in contemporary standard Dutch and does not have a single, widely accepted definition. In historical or institutional Dutch usage, regelkamer has been used to denote a room dedicated to handling, displaying, or enforcing rules and procedures within an organization.

In some contexts, such as monasteries, guilds, or prisons, a regelkamer served as an administrative space where disciplinary rules were recorded, reviewed, or overseen, and where related correspondence and logs were kept. In other usages, the term may appear in architectural plans to indicate a room used by management for oversight of regulatory tasks, or as part of internal nomenclature for a building.

Because regelkamer is not a common dictionary entry, its precise meaning is highly context-dependent and often replaced by more specific terms. The closest contemporary Dutch cognate is regiekamer, referring to the control room in broadcasting or theatre, where the director or stage manager coordinates production. See also administratie (administration) and archief (archive) for related concepts.

In modern Dutch, encountering regelkamer usually invites examination of the surrounding text to determine whether it denotes a general rules archive, a disciplinary room, or a specialized administrative space.