weal

[ weel ]

/ wil /

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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

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

Words nearby weal

weak nuclear force, weak sauce, weak side, weak sister, weak-willed, weal, weald, wealth, wealth tax, wealthy, wean

Definition for weal (2 of 2)

weal²

[ weel ]

/ wil /

noun

wheal.

Origin of weal

variant of wale¹, with ea of wheal

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Example sentences from the Web for weal

This time it must be either for weal or woe, and all that he possessed he was now bringing into the field.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
So many virtues and such active zeal Her youth could not sustain; she fell from weal Ere harvest.
Laments|Jan Kochanowski
She's growing up now, and has no mother, And as for her poor father, he'd as soon Think of flying as of his daughter's weal.
Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III|M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)
I feel much for my Canadian brethren, and I can never be indifferent to their weal or woe.
The Story of My Life|Egerton Ryerson

Yet here and there a vigorous monarch appeared, who controlled the fierce element, and directed it to the weal of the state.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races|Arthur, comte de Gobineau

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for weal

weal

[ wēl ]

n.

A ridge on the flesh raised by a blow; a welt.

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释义	weal ¹ [ weel ] / wil / SEE SYNONYMS FOR weal ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Words nearby weal weak nuclear force, weak sauce, weak side, weak sister, weak-willed, weal, weald, wealth, wealth tax, wealthy, wean Definition for weal (2 of 2) weal² [ weel ] / wil / noun wheal. Origin of weal ² variant of wale¹, with ea of wheal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for weal This time it must be either for weal or woe, and all that he possessed he was now bringing into the field. Pelle the Conqueror, Complete\|Martin Anderson Nexo So many virtues and such active zeal Her youth could not sustain; she fell from weal Ere harvest. Laments\|Jan Kochanowski She's growing up now, and has no mother, And as for her poor father, he'd as soon Think of flying as of his daughter's weal. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III\|M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust) I feel much for my Canadian brethren, and I can never be indifferent to their weal or woe. The Story of My Life\|Egerton Ryerson Yet here and there a vigorous monarch appeared, who controlled the fierce element, and directed it to the weal of the state. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races\|Arthur, comte de Gobineau 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to weal streak, wale, scar, ridge, wound, bruise, stripe, mouse, injury, contusion, whelk, wheal, abundance, prosperity, good, advantage, success, contentment, profit, ease Medical definitions for weal weal [ wēl ] n. A ridge on the flesh raised by a blow; a welt. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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weal

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