Definitions for weal
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wale, welt, weal, whealnoun

   a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

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1. Wealnoun

   Etymology: welan , Saxon; wealust, Dutch.

   1. Happiness; prosperity; flourishing state.

   Our weal on you depending,
   Counts it your weal, that he have liberty. William Shakespeare.

   As we love the weal of our souls and bodies, let us so behave ourselves as we may be at peace with God. Francis Bacon.

   Thine, and of all thy sons,
   The weal or woe in thee is plac’d; beware! John Milton.

   Ireland ought to be considered, not only in its own interest, but likewise in relation to England, upon whose weal in the main, that of this kingdom depends. William Temple.

   2. Republick; state; publick interest.

   Blood hath been shed
   Ere human statute purg’d the gen’ral weal. William Shakespeare.

   How shall the muse, from such a monarch steal
   An hour, and not defraud the publick weal. Alexander Pope.

2. Wealnoun

   The mark of a stripe.

   Etymology: welan , Saxon; wealust, Dutch.

   Like warts or weals it hangs upon her skin. John Donne.

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1. WEAL

   WEAL ("Big WEAL") is a gospel radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina targeting African Americans. It is at 1510 and broadcasts only during daylight hours allowing "clear channel" station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee to cover the southern portion of the Atlantic coast. Owned by Stuart Epperson's Truth Broadcasting Corporation, the station's studios are near Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, and a transmitter site is downtown.

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1. weal

   Weal is a noun which refers to a person's well-being, prosperity, happiness, or welfare. It can also refer to a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure.

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1. Wealnoun

   the mark of a stripe. See Wale

2. Wealverb

   to mark with stripes. See Wale

3. Wealadverb

   a sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare

4. Wealadverb

   the body politic; the state; common wealth

5. Wealverb

   to promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous

6. Etymology: [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See Well, adv., and cf. Wealth.]

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1. WEAL

   WEAL is a gospel radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina targeting African Americans. It is located at 1510 and broadcasts only during daylight hours allowing "clear channel" station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee to cover the southern portion of the Atlantic coast.

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1. Weal

   wēl, n. state of being well: a sound or prosperous state: welfare.—adj. Weal′-bal′anced (Shak.), explained by Schmidt as kept in a state of just proportion by reasons of state.—n. Weals′man (Shak.), a statesman.—The public, general, or common weal, the well-being, interest, and prosperity of the country. [A.S. wela, wealth, bliss; Ger. wohl.]

2. Weal

   wēl, n. a form of wale.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. weal

   A wicker basket used for catching eels.

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1. WEAL

   What does WEAL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the WEAL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. WEAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Weal is ranked #83226 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Weal surname appeared 226 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Weal.
   
   52.2% or 118 total occurrences were Black.
   41.5% or 94 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • Injury

Anagrams for weal »

1. wale

How to pronounce weal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of weal in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of weal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of weal in a Sentence

1. Clifford Villalon:

   There is no prestige in writing if the purpose of writing is not for the weal of the people.

2. Sanskrit Proverb:

   He only does not live in vain Who all the means within his reach Employs?his wealth, his thought, his speech? T?advance the weal of other men.

3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton:

   Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe--the open sesame to every soul.

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