weal

1
[ weel ]
/ wil /
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noun

well-being, prosperity, or happiness: the public weal; weal and woe.
Obsolete. wealth or riches.
Obsolete. the body politic; the state.

Origin of weal

1
before 900; Middle English wele, Old English wela; akin to well1

Words nearby weal

weakhearted, weakish, weakling, weakly, weakness, weal, weald, wealth, wealth tax, wealthy, wean

Definition for weal (2 of 2)

weal 2
[ weel ]
/ wil /

noun

wheal.

Origin of weal

2
variant of wale1, with ea of wheal

Words related to weal

streak, wale, scar, ridge, wound, bruise, stripe, mouse, injury, contusion, whelk, wheal, abundance, prosperity, good, advantage, success, contentment, profit, ease

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British Dictionary definitions for weal (1 of 2)

weal 1
/ (wiːl) /

noun

a raised mark on the surface of the body produced by a blow Also called: wale, welt, wheal

Word Origin for weal

C19: variant of wale 1, influenced in form by wheal

British Dictionary definitions for weal (2 of 2)

weal 2
/ (wiːl) /

noun

archaic prosperity or wellbeing (now esp in the phrases the public weal, the common weal)
obsolete the state
obsolete wealth

Word Origin for weal

Old English wela; related to Old Saxon welo, Old High German wolo

Medical definitions for weal

weal
[ wēl ]

n.

A ridge on the flesh raised by a blow; a welt.