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  • 131principal — I. a. Chief, main, first, highest, leading, foremost, pre eminent, cardinal, most considerable, most important, great, capital, essential. II. n. 1. Chief, head, leader, chief actor, chief party. 2. Master, head master. 3. Employer. 4. Capital… …

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  • 132Admiral — Ad mi*ral, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral, ultimately fr. Ar. am[=i]r al bahr commander of the sea; Ar. am[=i]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and am[=i]r al, heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word… …

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