principal
noun
/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/
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/ˈpɹɪnsɪpəl/
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- (North America, Australia, New Zealand) The chief administrator of a school.
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directeur,
proviseur,
principal,
directrice,
proviseure
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- (finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
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principal
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- (legal) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.
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donneur d'ordre,
mandant,
maître de l'affaire,
principal
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principal
adjective
/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/
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/ˈpɹɪnsɪpəl/
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- Primary; most important; first level in importance.
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principal
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principality
noun
/pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/
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- (countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. [from 14th c.]
- (theology, countable) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions. [from 16th c.]
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principauté
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principate
noun
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- (historical) The early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained; the reign of any particular emperor during said period.
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principat
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