All 6 Uses of
principal
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- The principal heir, Yefim Petrovitch Polenov, the Marshal of Nobility of the province, turned out, however, to be an honest man.†
Chpt 1 *
- You are the principal person left now—for ten minutes.†
Chpt 2
- Only five days ago, in a gathering here, principally of ladies, he solemnly declared in argument that there was nothing in the whole world to make men love their neighbors.†
Chpt 2
- We will only note that the point principally insisted upon in the examination was the question of the three thousand roubles, that is, was the sum spent here, at Mokroe, by Mitya on the first occasion, a month before, three thousand or fifteen hundred?†
Chpt 9
- He talked principally about the three thousand roubles, which he said had been "stolen" from him by his father.†
Chpt 11
- The principal witnesses, especially the two rival ladies, had already been questioned.†
Chpt 12
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