Bible Dictionaries
Weal

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To mark with stripes. See Wale.

(2):

(adv.) A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.

(3):

(n.) The mark of a stripe. See Wale.

(4):

(adv.) The body politic; the state; common wealth.

(5):

(v. t.) To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Weal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/weal.html. 1828.