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weal n.1"well-being," Old English wela "wealth," in late Old English also "welfare, well-being," from West Germanic *welon-, from PIE root *wel- (2) "to wish, will" (see will (v.)). Related to well (adv.). weal n.2 "raised mark on skin," 1821, alteration of wale (q.v.). updated on March 23, 2014 |