- common weal
- common wealThe wellbeing, interest and prosperity of the country● weal
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common weal
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common weal — The public or common good or welfare … Black's law dictionary
common weal — The public or common good or welfare … Black's law dictionary
the common weal — If something is done for the common weal, it is done in the interests and for the benefit of the majority or the general public … The small dictionary of idiomes
the common weal — If something is done for the common weal, it is done in the interests and for the benefit of the majority or the general public. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
The common weal — If something is done for the common weal, it is done in the interests and for the benefit of the majority or the general public … Dictionary of English idioms
weal — [ wil ] noun 1. ) singular LITERARY the common weal or the public weal is the general good of all people in society 2. ) count a mark on the skin where it has been hit or injured … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
common good — late 14c., translating L. bonum publicum the common weal … Etymology dictionary
weal — UK [wiːl] / US [wɪl] noun Word forms weal : singular weal plural weals 1) [countable] a mark on the skin where it has been hit or injured 2) [singular] literary the common weal or the public weal is the general good of all people in society … English dictionary
common — adj. & n. adj. (commoner, commonest) 1 a occurring often (a common mistake). b ordinary; of ordinary qualities; without special rank or position (no common mind; common soldier; the common people). 2 a shared by, coming from, or done by, more… … Useful english dictionary
Weal — Weal, n. [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See {Well}, adv., and cf. {Wealth}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare. [1913 Webster] God . . . grant you wele … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
