[wiːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure
(e.g: she slapped his cheek and a bright red weal sprang up on it)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: variant of wale, influenced by obsolete wheal ‘suppurate’

[wiːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- mark with a weal
(e.g: his neck was wealed and raw)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: variant of wale, influenced by obsolete wheal ‘suppurate’

[wiːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- that which is best for someone or something
(e.g: I am holding this trial behind closed doors in the public weal)


Phrases:
- the common weal

Origin:
Old English wela ‘wealth, well-being’, of West Germanic origin; related to well