principal

principal
principal, principle
The spellings are occasionally confused even by the wariest users of English, the usual mistake being to use principle for the adjective principal. Principal is an adjective and noun and essentially means ‘chief’ (my principal objection / Meet the principal of my college), whereas principle is a noun only and means ‘a fundamental law or truth’ (Is there a principle behind your argument?) or (in the plural) ‘rules of conduct’ (They seem to have no moral principles).

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • principal — prin·ci·pal 1 / prin sə pəl/ adj 1: being the main or most important, consequential, or influential their principal place of business the principal obligor 2: of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal the principal amount of the… …   Law dictionary

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  • Principal — Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Principal — Prin ci*pal, 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Principal — steht für eine alte Schreibweise von Prinzipal den Nachnamen von Victoria Principal (* 1946), US amerikanische Schauspielerin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit dems …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Principāl — (v. lat.), 1) ursprünglich; 2) vorzüglich, hauptsächlich; 3) der Herr seinen Brödlingen gegenüber; 4) der Besitzer od. Chef einer Handlung, einer Buchdruckerei; 5) bei Speditionsgeschäften der Eigenthümer od. Absender einer Waare; 6) der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Principal — Principal, der Vorsteher, Herr, der Erste; in der Orgel die tiefste offene Stimme, die Hauptstimme des Orgelwerks, mit starken Metallpfeifen, im Manual 8 , seltener 16füßig, im Pedal (P.haß) 16 , seltener 32füßig. Ferner die 3. Trompetenstimme… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • principal — Primero en autoridad e importancia. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • PRINCIPAL — ALE. adj. Qui est le premier, le plus considérable, le plus remarquable en son genre. Principal emploi. Son principal but. Les points et les articles principaux d un traité, d un contrat de mariage. C est là son principal défaut, sa principale… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • principal — principalship, n. /prin seuh peuhl/, adj. 1. first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost. 2. of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital: a principal investment. 3. Geom. (of an axis of a conic) passing… …   Universalium

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