Principal may refer to:
Education & organized religion
- Principal (academia), the chief executive of a university or college
- Principal (education), the head teacher of a primary or secondary school
- Principal or dean, the head of a cathedral or collegiate church
Law
- Principal (commercial law), the person who authorizes an agent
- Principal (architecture), licensed professional(s) with ownership of the firm
- Principal (criminal law), the primary actor in a criminal offense
Places
- Principal, Cape Verde, a village
- Principal, Ecuador, a parish in Azuay Province
Film and TV
- The Principal (TV series), a 2015 Australian drama series
- The Principal, a 1987 action film
Other uses
- Principal (computer security), an entity that can be identified and verified
- Principal (finance), the face value of a bond
- Principal sum, the original amount of a debt or investment on which interest is calculated
- Principal (civil service) or principal officer, the senior management level in Her Majesty's Civil Service, UK
- Principal or Diapason, an organ stop on a pipe organ
- Principal (symphonic musician), the lead musician in a section of an orchestra
- Principal Financial Group, a life insurance company traded on the NYSE
People with the surname
- Victoria Principal (born 1950), American actress
See also
- Principle (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with "Principal"
- All pages with a title containing Principal