PRINCIPAL


Meaning of PRINCIPAL in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' prin(t)-s( ə -)p ə l, -s ə -b ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin principalis, from princip-, princeps

Date: 14th century

1 : most important, consequential, or influential : CHIEF <the principal ingredient> <the region's principal city>

2 : of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal

usage see PRINCIPLE

– prin · ci · pal · ly \ -s ə -p( ə -)l ē , -s ə -b ə -l ē , -spl ē \ adverb

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