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principle:<\/em><\/p>\n 1 principal<\/em>:<\/p>\n 1
\na : a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption
\nb (1) : a rule or code of conduct (2) : habitual devotion to right principles
\nc : the laws or facts of nature underlying the working of an artificial device
\n2
\n: a primary source : origin
\n3
\na : an underlying faculty or endowment
\nb : an ingredient (as a chemical) that exhibits or imparts a characteristic quality <\/p>\n
\n: a person who has controlling authority or is in a leading position: as
\na : a chief or head man or woman
\nb : the chief executive officer of an educational institution
\nc : one who engages another to act as an agent subject to general control and instruction; specifically : the person from whom an agent’s authority derives
\nd : the chief or an actual participant in a crime
\ne : the person primarily or ultimately liable on a legal obligation
\nf : a leading performer : star
\n2
\n: a matter or thing of primary importance: as
\na (1) : a capital sum earning interest, due as a debt, or used as a fund (2) : the corpus of an estate, portion, devise, or bequest
\nb : the construction that gives shape and strength to a roof and is usually one of several trusses; broadly : the most important member of a piece of framing <\/p>\n