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principal

/pʁɛ̃.si.pal/

noun, masculine/pʁɛ̃.si.pal/plural: principaux

someone or something which is important, key, paramount; that which matters most; principal (school administrator); principal (the money originally invested or loaned)

les principaux du royaumethe chief men of the kingdom

Synonyms: préfet, directeur

Borrowed from Latin prīncipālis.