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Principal

/ˈprɪnsəpəl/
The chief person in charge of a school, or a sum of money invested or loaned, on which interest is paid.

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"Exactitude is the principal qualification required in an intendant of finances."

I am not the principal here.

Isn't Quilp," she says, "our principal support?"

Etymology:

etymology
From late Middle English, originating from the Old French principal and Latin principalis, from princeps meaning first in order or chief.

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