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.
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1Definition for weal (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for weal (1 of 2)
weal1
/ (wiːl) /
noun
a raised mark on the surface of the body produced by a blowAlso 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)
weal2
/ (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
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Medical definitions for weal
weal
[ wēl ]
n.
A ridge on the flesh raised by a blow; a welt.
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