WEAL

wale, welt, weal, wheal

(noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

weal (uncountable)

(obsolete) Wealth, riches. [10th-19th c.]

(literary) Welfare, prosperity. [from 10th c.]

(by extension) Boon, benefit.

Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word). [from 15th c.]

Etymology 2

Noun

weal (plural weals)

A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.

Synonym: wheal

Verb

weal (third-person singular simple present weals, present participle wealing, simple past and past participle wealed)

To mark with stripes; to wale.

Anagrams

• alew, e-law, lawe, wale

Source: Wiktionary


Weal, n.

Definition: The mark of a stripe. See Wale.

Weal, v. t.

Definition: To mark with stripes. See Wale.

Weal, n. Etym: [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See Well, adv., and cf. Wealth.]

1. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare. God . . . grant you wele and prosperity. Chaucer. As we love the weal of our souls and bodies. Bacon. To him linked in weal or woe. Milton. Never was there a time when it more concerned the public weal that the character of the Parliament should stand high. Macaulay.

2. The body politic; the state; common wealth. [Obs.] The special watchmen of our English weal. Shak.

Weal, v. t.

Definition: To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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