Definition of principal

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Principal (n.) A thing of chief or prime importance; something fundamental or especially conspicuous.

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Siphonia :: Siphonia (n.) A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus (Hevea) of South American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc..
Vertex :: Vertex (n.) A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.
Beam :: Beam (n.) One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship.
Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover.
Saree :: Saree (n.) The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder..
Surrender :: Surrender (n.) The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail.
Principalities :: Principalities (pl. ) of Principalit.
Chinese :: Chinese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China..
Zinc :: Zinc (n.) An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9..
Anthozoa :: Anthozoa (n. pl.) The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria..
Premier :: Premier (a.) First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister..
Radiate-veined :: Radiate-veined (a.) Having the principal veins radiating, or diverging, from the apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves as those of the grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil plant..
Indent :: Indent (n.) A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt..
Principal :: Principal (n.) One who employs another to act for him, -- as distinguished from an agent..
Loups :: Loups (n. pl.) The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf..
Principality :: Principality (n.) A prince; one invested with sovereignty.
Chief :: Chief (n.) The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent..
Hybodont :: Hybodont (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an extinct genus of sharks (Hybodus), especially in the form of the teeth, which consist of a principal median cone with smaller lateral ones..
Mass :: Mass (n.) The principal part; the main body.
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety..
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