- com·mon·weal
- /ˈkɑːmənˌwiːl/ noun [noncount]old-fashioned + formal : the happiness, health, and safety of all of the people of a community or nation
a President who promotes the commonweal [=common good]
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com|mon|weal — «KOM uhn WEEL», noun. 1. the general welfare; public good. 2. Archaic. commonwealth. ╂[< common + weal1] … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
weal — com·mon·weal; weal; … English syllables
commonweal — com·mon·weal … English syllables
commonweal — com′mon•weal or com′mon weal n. 1) the common welfare; public good 2) archaic a commonwealth • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
Commonweal — Com mon*weal , n. [Common + weal.] Commonwealth. [1913 Webster] Such a prince, So kind a father of the commonweal. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common — Com mon, n. 1. The people; the community. [Obs.] The weal o the common. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common appendant — Common Com mon, n. 1. The people; the community. [Obs.] The weal o the common. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common appurtenant — Common Com mon, n. 1. The people; the community. [Obs.] The weal o the common. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common at large — Common Com mon, n. 1. The people; the community. [Obs.] The weal o the common. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
