noun
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that which or he who is important.
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a principal rule or regulation.
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(phil.) the primordial nature considered as the principal substance with which the universe is made of.
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the Supreme Being.
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the mind or intelligence.
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the principal minister in the counsel of ministers assisting a king in his administration.
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a kind of ornament.
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a man of noble descent.
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(gram.) the principal word in a composition.