principal+person
11principal — (adj.) late 13c., from O.Fr. principal (11c.), from L. principalis first in importance, from princeps (see PRINCE (Cf. prince)). The noun is c.1300 in the sense of ruler; mid 14c. in the sense of money on which interest is paid; 1827 as person in …
12person in authority — index chairman, chief, incumbent, official, principal (director) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13person in charge — index caretaker (one fulfilling the function of office), chief, executor, principal (director) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14Principal (commercial law) — In commercial law, a principal is a person ndash;legal or natural ndash;who authorizes an agent to act to create one or more legal relationships with a third party. This branch of law is called agency and relies on the common law proposition qui… …
15principal — in the case of a loan, refers to the actual amount borrowed and on which interest is paid. Glossary of Business Terms The remaining balance owed on a loan by a borrower or on a security by its issuer, exclusive of any accrued interest. American… …
16principal — adj Chief; leading; most important or considerable; primary; original. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree. As to principal challenge principal contract principal obligation principal office principal vein, see those… …
17Principal — (1) The total amount of money being borrowed or lent. (2) The party affected by agent decisions in a principal agent relationship. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. principal prin‧ci‧pal 1 [ˈprɪnspl] noun 1. [singular] FINANCE… …
18principal — adj. & n. adj. 1 (usu. attrib.) first in rank or importance; chief (the principal town of the district). 2 main, leading (a principal cause of my success). 3 (of money) constituting the original sum invested or lent. n. 1 a head, ruler, or… …
19principal — principalship, n. /prin seuh peuhl/, adj. 1. first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost. 2. of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital: a principal investment. 3. Geom. (of an axis of a conic) passing… …
20Principal parts — In language learning, the principal parts of a verb are those forms that a student must memorize in order to be able to conjugate the verb through all its forms.By languageEnglishIn English, the verb love derives all its forms systematically (… …
