the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
the educator who has executive authority for a school; she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
[ Syn: school principal , head teacher , head ]
an actor who plays a principal role
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
[ Syn: corpus , principal sum ]
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
[ Syn: dealer ]