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weal.

Wealth, riches.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/wiːl/Received-Pronunciation/wil/General-American
  1. Wealth, riches.

    obsolete · uncountable
  2. Welfare, prosperity.

    literary · uncountable
  3. Boon, benefit.

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

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wele, from Old English wela (“wellness, welfare, prosperity, riches, well-being, wealth”), from Proto-West Germanic *welō, from Proto-Germanic *walô (“well-being, wellness, weal”). Cognate with German Wohl, Danish vel, Swedish väl.

noun/wiːl/Received-Pronunciation/wil/General-American
  1. A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.

Where this word comes from

See wale.

verb/wiːl/Received-Pronunciation/wil/General-American
  1. To mark with stripes; to wale.

Where this word comes from

See wale.

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