princier, n.m., primicerius, first dignitary. V. primicier.
principal, -e, adj., principal, chief, main; leading, capital, senior, superior; (astron.) primary.
principal, n.m., principal, chief thing, principal point, chief point, material point; principal, capital (money); principal, head-master; (jur.) principal cause of action. Pour vous, le — est que vous ayez soin de votre santé; the main thing for you is to take care of your health. Payer le — et l’intérêt; to pay both principal and interest.
principalat, n.m., head-mastership, principalship.
principalement (-pal-mān), adv., principally, chiefly.
☉principalité, n.f. V. principalat.
principat, n.m., princedom.
principauté, n.f., principality, princedom.
principe, n.m., beginning, source, outset, origin, motive, cause, principle. pl., principles, rudiments. Dès le —; from the very origin. Etablir, poser, un —; to establish, to lay down, a principle. Partir d’un —; to start from a principle. Homme sans —s; unprincipled man. L’amour-propre est le — de presque toutes nos actions; self-love is the motive of almost all our actions.
principion, principule, n.m., petty prince, princelet.