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principal noun

  /ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ , /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəl/
  • (North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The chief administrator of a school.
  • (architecture, engineering) The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.
 校長, 学校長
  • (finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
 元金

principal adjective

  /ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ , /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəl/
  • Primary; most important; first level in importance.
 主要

principality noun

  /pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/
  • (countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. [from 14th c.]
 侯国, 公国
  • (theology, countable) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions. [from 16th c.]
 権天使
vice-principal
教頭
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