Weal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Weal	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Weal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weal n a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions Synonym(s): wale, welt, weal, wheal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weal \Weal\, v. t. To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weal \Weal\, n. The mark of a stripe. See {Wale}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weal \Weal\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weal \Weal\, v. t. To mark with stripes. See {Wale}.