Principalis
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
(Lat. from princeps, first or chief).
In civil and old English law. Principal; a principal debtor. Principalis debitor. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 63, §5. Called capitalis debitor (chief debtor). Id. PRINCIPALIS DEBET SEMPER EXCUTI antequam perveniatur ad fidel jussores. The principal should always be exhausted before coming upon the sureties. 2 Inst. 19. PRINCIPIA DATA SEQUUNTUR CON-
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A principal.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat Principal; a principal debtor; a principal in a crime.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Z. In civil and old debtor; a principal or chief excnti antequam perveniatar ought always to be discussed before