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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Weal

/wÄ“l/ · IPA /wil/
01 n. The mark of a stripe. See Wale.
  1. 1.
    The mark of a stripe. See Wale. See: Wale
02 v. t. To mark with stripes. See Wale.
  1. 1.
    To mark with stripes. See Wale. See: Wale
03 n. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.
  1. 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. 2.
    The body politic; the state; common wealth.[Obs.]
    “The special watchmen of our English weal.” — Shak.
04 v. t. To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous.
  1. 1.
    To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous.[Obs.]