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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.
 rector, schoolhoofd
  • (finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
 hoofdsom
  • (law) 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.
 lastgever, vertegenwoordiger

principal adjective

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

principality noun

  /pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/
  • (countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. [from 14th c.]
 vorstendom

principally

inzonderheid
principal part
hoofddeel
principal investigator
hoofdonderzoeker
principal division
hoofdtak
principal character
hoofdpersonage
principal arterial
verkeersader
principal requirement
basisvoorwaarde
principal form
grondvorm
principal engineer
hoofdingenieur
principal movement
hoofdbeweging
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