What does the word pricipal means?

Answer 1

maybe u mean the word principal:

principal |ˈprinsəpəl|

adjective [ attrib. ]

1 first in order of importance; main : the country's principal cities.

2 (of money) denoting an original sum invested or lent : the principal amount of your investment.

noun

1 the person with the highest authority or most important position in an organization, institution, or group : a design consultancy whose principal is based in San Francisco.

• the head of a school, college, or other educational institution.

• the leading performer in a concert, play, Ballet, or Opera.

• Music the leading player in each section of an orchestra.

2 a sum of money lent or invested on which interest is paid : the winners are paid from the interest without even touching the principal.

3 a person for whom another acts as an agent or representative : stockbrokers in Tokyo act as agents rather than as principals.

• Law the person directly responsible for a crime.

• historical each of the combatants in a duel.

4 a main rafter supporting purlins.

5 an organ stop sounding a main register of open flue pipes typically an octave above the diapason.

DERIVATIVES

principalship |-ˌ sh ip| |ˈprɪnsəpəlˈʃɪp| noun

ORIGIN Middle English : via Old French from Latin principalis 'first, original,' from princeps, princip- 'first, chief.'

USAGE Is it principal or principle ? Principal means 'most important' or 'person in charge': : my principal reason for coming tonight;: the high school principal. It also means 'a capital sum': : the principal would be repaid in five years. Principle means 'rule, basis for conduct': : her principles kept her from stealing despite her poverty.