principalis
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Latin > English
principalis principalis, principale ADJ :: chief, principal
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
princĭpālis: e, adj. princeps.
I In gen., first, original, primitive (class.): causae, Cic. Fat. 5, 9: est igitur tropus sermo a naturali et principali significatione translatus ad aliam, Quint. 9, 1, 4: verba, Gell. 11, 15, 5.—
II In partic.
A In rank, first in rank, station, or esteem, chief, principal: viri, App. Flor. p. 363, 38.—Of things abstr. and concr.: pici principales in auguriis, Plin. 10, 18, 20, § 41: principalia in Arabiā tus, et myrrha, id. 12, 13, 30, § 51: principalia aquatilium, id. 31, 6, 38, § 72: causarum aliae sunt perfectae et principales, aliae adjuvantes et proximae, Cic. Fat. 18, 41: quaestio, Quint. 4, 4, 1: post haec duo principalia subjungebat illa non minus intuenda, after these two principal points, Col. 1, 3, 3: principali studio (i. e. praecipuo), Gell. 13, 10, 1: principalia verba, primitive, id. 11, 15, 5: de culturā agri praecipere, principale fuit et apud exteros, a principal thing, Plin. 18, 3, 5, § 22: principalis obligatio, res (opp. accessio), Gai. Inst. 3, 126.—Comp.: principalior, Tert. Anim. 43: principaliora quaeque, id. cont. Marc. 4, 36.—As subst.: princĭpālis, is, m.
a The foremost, overseer, superintendent: officiorum, i. e. of attendants, Cod. Just. 9, 51, 1.—
b The chief magistrate of a municipality, Symm. Ep. 9, 1; Dig. 48, 19, 27; Isid. Orig. 9, 4: principalis aut decurio, Cod. Just. 10, 31, 33; 10, 34, 2, § 1.—
c An inferior officer, Dig. 49, 16, 13.—
2 Of or belonging to a prince or ruler, princely, imperial, the emperor's (post-Aug.): principalis quies, Vell. 2, 56, 3: fastigium, id. 1, 11, 6: opera, id. 2, 124, 3: curae, Plin. Pan. 79: copiae, id. ib. 82: apparatus arrogantiae principalis, id. ib. 76: beneficia, id. ib. 36: matrimonium, Tac. H. 1, 22: commentarii, id. ib. 4, 40: fortuna, id. ib. 2, 81: scortum, id. ib. 1, 13: majestas, Suet. Claud. 17: res, id. Calig. 39: bonum, Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 22: vox, Just. Inst. prooem. 3.—
B Of or belonging to the principes, i. e. to the second line in the order of battle (post-class.), Cod. Th. 12, 1, 151; Veg. Mil. 2, 15, 1.—
2 Of or belonging to the principium in a camp: principalis castrorum porta nominatur, quod in eo loco est, in quo principes ordines tendunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 224 Müll.: manipulos legionum principali viā inducit, Liv. 10, 33: porta principalis dextra, id. 4, 19; cf. id. 40, 27. —Adv.: princĭpālĭter.
A In gen., chiefly, principally (post-class.): plurimae bestiae, sed principaliter leones, Sol. 27: negotium gerere, Dig. 3, 2, 4.—
B In partic., like a prince, imperially (post-Aug.): gaudere, Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 36: mores juventutis quam principaliter formas! Plin. Pan. 47: institutae leges, Arn. 1, 2, 2: non principaliter, incidentally, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 12, 7, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) prīncĭpālis,¹¹ e (princeps),
1 originaire, primitif, naturel : principales causæ Cic. Fato 9, les causes premières
2 principal, fondamental, capital, supérieur : quæstio Quint. 4, 3, 1, question principale, cf. Plin. 10, 41, etc. ; principale fuit Plin. 18, 22, ç’a été l’essentiel, la tâche maîtresse || -lior Tert. Anim. 43
3 qui a trait au prince, à l’empereur, impérial : principales curæ Plin. Min. Pan. 79, les soins du gouvernement ; fortuna principalis Tac. H. 2, 81, la fortune du prince, cf. H. 1, 13 ; 4, 40 ; Suet. Claud. 17
4 qui appartient aux principes dans la légion : Veg. Mil. 2, 15, 1 ; Cod. Th. 12, 1, 151
5 relatif au quartier général dans le camp : porta principalis Liv. 4, 19, 8 ; P. Fest. 224, la porte principale [à droite et à gauche] ; via principalis Liv. 10, 33, 1, la voie principale [longeant les tentes de l’état-major.
(2) prīncĭpālis, is, m., sorte d’officier civil : Cod. Just. 9, 51, 1 || le premier personnage d’une ville : Symm. Ep. 9, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
prīncipālis, e (princeps), I) der erste, ursprüngliche, causae, Cic.: significatio, Quint.: verba, Gell. – II) übtr., der erste, vornehmste, hauptsächlichste, A) im allg.: vir, Apul.: quaestio, Quint.: principale fuit, Hauptsache, Sache von Wichtigkeit, Plin. – Compar. principalior, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 36 u. de anim. 43. Boëth. in Aristot. praedic. 1. p. 113; p. 541; p. 1323. – Superl. principalissimus, Hilar. de synod. 18. – B) insbes.: 1) zum Ersten im Staate-, zum Fürsten (Kaiser) gehörig, fürstlich, kaiserlich, curae, Plin. pan.: maiestas, Suet. – 2) zu den principes (als Soldaten, s. 1. prīncepsno. II, B, 4) gehörig, Veget. mil. 2, 15, 1. – 3) zum Hauptplatze im Lager (principia) gehörig, porta pr. dextra, sinistra, das rechte, linke Seitentor des Lagers, Liv.: pr. via, die breite Querstraße des Lagers, Liv. – 4) subst., principālis, is, m., der Vorsteher, a) übh.: officiorum (der Beamten), Cod. Iust. 9, 51, 1. – b) der Oberälteste des Magistrates einer Munizipalstadt, Symm. epist. 9, 1. Callistr. dig. 48, 19, 27. § 1. – c) ein niederer Offizier, Macer dig. 49, 16, 13. § 4.
Latin > Chinese
principalis, e. adj. :: 爲首。爲主。王者。— majestas 王位。Verba principalia 原言。