Word Meaning

weald definition and meaning

n. The mark of a stripe. See Wale.
v. t. To mark with stripes. See Wale.
adv. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.
adv. The body politic; the state; common wealth.
v. t. To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous.
n. A wood or forest; a wooded land or region; also, an open country; -- often used in place names.