weal
IPA: wˈiɫ
noun
- (obsolete) Wealth, riches.
- (literary) Welfare, prosperity.
- (by extension) Boon, benefit.
- Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).
- A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.
verb
- To mark with stripes; to wale.
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