All 3 Uses of
principal
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- …made a little speech, and praised up this tragedy, and said it was the most thrillingest one that ever was; and so he went on a-bragging about the tragedy, and about Edmund Kean the Elder, which was to play the main principal part in it;
Chpt 23principal = most important; or person that is most important
- Then the king begins to work his jaw again, and says how him and his nieces would be glad if a few of the main principal friends of the family would take supper here with them this evening, and...
Chpt 25 *principal = most important
- Lots of the principal people gethered around the king, to let him see they was on his side.
Chpt 29principal = most important; or person that is most important
Definition:
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(principal) most important; or person who is most importantThe exact meaning of principal can depend upon its context. For example:
- "the principal idea" or "the principal performer" -- the most important
- "the principal of the school" -- the person in charge
- "a principal of a company" -- an owner or person with controlling authority
- "the principal in a transaction" (as contrasted to the agent) -- the person on whose behalf an agent acts