weal Definition

weal¹
noun

1. A long raised reddened mark on the skin caused eg by a slash with a whip or sword.

Thesaurus: welt, wound, contusion, scar, cicatrix, mark.

Etymology: 19c: a variant of wale.

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weal²
noun

old use:
1. Welfare or wellbeing.
2. The wellbeing, interest and prosperity of the country.

Form: the public weal (especially)
Form: the general weal
Form: the common weal

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wela wealth or bliss.