principal
adj//ˈpɹɪnsəpəl//huvudsaklig, huvudstol, kapital, kapitalbelopp, rektor, huvudman, klient, ägare, takås
Primary; most important; first level in importance.
(finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The chief administrator of a school.
(UK, Canada) The chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college.
(law) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.
(law) The primary participant in a crime.
(North America) A partner or owner of a business.
(architecture, engineering) The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.