Principal
Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A chief or head; one who appoints, employs, instructs, directs or orders another to act for him; in criminal law, a chief actor or perpetrator, as distinguished from an accessory; in the law of contracts, a chief debtor,— one who is liable in the first instance.