Thesaurus: weal

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1. n. The mark of a stripe. See Wale.
2. v. t. To mark with stripes. See Wale.
3. adv. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.
4. adv. The body politic; the state; common wealth.
5. v. t. To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous.
6. n. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
7. The mark of a stripe. See Wale. To mark with stripes. See Wale. 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. To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
8. n:100 n a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions