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

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

Definition for weal (2 of 2)

weal 2
[ weel ]
/ wil /

noun

Origin of weal

2
variant of wale1, with ea of wheal

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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.