weal
1
[ weel ]
/ wil /
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
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Definition for weal (2 of 2)
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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.