principal
B2Academic AWL-4Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈprɪnsəpl/US /ˈprɪnsəpl/
Meaning
adjective
most important; main
“The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.”
noun
the person who is in charge of a college or (in Scotland and Canada) a university
“Peter Brown, principal of St John’s College”
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