Principal
Definition of Principal
Prin´ci`pal | a. | 1. | Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a state; the principal productions of a country; the principal arguments in a case. | | 2. | Of or pertaining to a prince; princely.| Principal challenge | | (Law) See under Challenge. |
| | n. | 1. | A leader, chief, or head; one who takes the lead; one who acts independently, or who has controlling authority or influence; as, the principal of a faction, a school, a firm, etc.; - distinguished from a subordinate, abettor, auxiliary, or assistant. | | 2. | (Law) The chief actor in a crime, or an abettor who is present at it, - as distinguished from an accessory. | | 3. | (Com.) A thing of chief or prime importance; something fundamental or especially conspicuous. |
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