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(adj) main, master, chief, primary
most important element
the chief aim of living; the main doors were of solid glass; the principal rivers of America; the principal example; policemen were primary targets; the master bedroom; a master switch
(noun) dealer
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
(noun) head, head teacher, school principal
the educator who has executive authority for a school
she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
an actor who plays a principal role
(noun) corpus, principal sum
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it