WEAL (3)

Weal, n. [[OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See Well, adv., and cf. Wealth.]] 1. 1. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.
God . . . grant you wele and prosperity. Chaucer. As we love the weal of our souls and bodies. Bacon. To him linked in weal or woe. Milton. Never was there a time when it more concerned the public weal that the character of the Parliament should stand high. Macaulay. 2. 2. The body politic; the state; common wealth.
The special watchmen of our English weal. Shak.