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title: "Principal: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "Principal: The entity on whose behalf the actor is acting."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/principal/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> Principal: The entity on whose behalf the actor is acting.

Core protocol

# Principal

The entity on whose behalf the actor is acting.

The entity on whose behalf the actor is acting. For the same payment, the principal is the customer or business that delegated authority.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 22 November 2026, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#principal). Not legal advice.