Definition of "weal" in Anglais

noun

1. (obsolete) Wealth, riches.

2. (literary) Welfare, prosperity.

3. (by extension) Boon, benefit.

4. Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).

noun

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

verb

1. To mark with stripes; to wale.