WEAL

weal

Noun

  1. Wealth, riches.
  2. Welfare, prosperity.
  3. Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip; a welt.

Verb

  1. To mark with stripes; to wale.


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