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Weal | 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 and prosperity. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] As we love the weal of our souls and bodies. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] To him linked in weal or woe. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Never was there a time when it more concerned the public weal that the character of the Parliament should stand high. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. The body politic; the state; common wealth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The special watchmen of our English weal. --Shak. [1913 Webster] |
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