Weal
Weal , noun
The mark of a stripe. See Wale.
Weal , transitive verb
To mark with stripes. See Wale.
Weal , noun
[Old English wele, Anglo-Saxon wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See Well, adv., and compare Wealth.]
1.
A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.
God... grant you wele and prosperity.
As we love the weal of our souls and bodies.
To him linked in weal or woe.
Never was there a time when it more concerned the public weal that the character of the Parliament should stand high.
2.
The body politic; the state; common wealth. [Obsolete]
The special watchmen of our English weal.
Weal , transitive verb
To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obsolete] — Beau. & Fl