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• Public weal — may refer to: Commonwealth, a form of government without a monarch in which people have governmental influence Common good, the notion of high quality of life for people in general See also League of the Public Weal, a French feudal alliance in… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Weal-balanced — Weal bal anced, a. Balanced or considered with reference to public weal. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• weal — Ⅰ. weal [1] (also chiefly Medicine wheal) ► NOUN ▪ a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. ORIGIN variant of WALE(Cf. ↑wale), influenced by obsolete wheal «suppurate». Ⅱ. weal …   English terms dictionary

• weal — weal1 [wēl] n. [var. of WALE1] a mark, line, or ridge raised on the skin, as by a blow; welt; wale weal2 [wēl] n. [ME wele < OE wela, wealth, well being, akin to OS: for IE base see WILL1] 1. a sound or prosperous state; well being; welfar …   English World 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

• weal — weal1 /weel/, n. 1. well being, prosperity, or happiness: the public weal; weal and woe. 2. Obs. wealth or riches. 3. Obs. the body politic; the state. [bef. 900; ME wele, OE wela; akin to WELL1] weal2 /weel/, n. wheal. [var. of WALE1, with ea of …   Universalium

• weal — weal1 [wi:l] (also chiefly Medicine wheal) noun a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. ↘Medicine a temporarily raised and reddened area of skin, usually accompanied by itching. verb mark with a weal. Origin C19: var. of wale,… …   English new terms dictionary

• weal — I [[t]wil[/t]] n. 1) well being, prosperity, or happiness: the public weal[/ex] 2) Obs. wealth or riches 3) Obs. the body politic; the state • Etymology: bef. 900; ME wele, OE wela; akin to well I II weal [[t]wil[/t]] n. pat wheal • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang