weal-public

noun

the state; commonwealth; the body politic; the public weal

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Meanings

nounweal-public (plural weal-publics)

plural weal-publics · alternative wealpublic · alternative weal public

  1. archaichistoricalthe state; commonwealth; the body politic; the public weal

    A few years later Sir Thomas More staged a fictional debate in his Utopia between the author, Cardinal Morton, the explorer Raphael, and a lawyer, in which all applied the concept of the weal public to assess English society.

    2011, Michael Hicks, Richard III
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    “For whereas your Plato judgeth that weal publics shall by this means attain perfect felicity,” More explained in his extended dialogue, "either if philosophers be kings, or else if kings give themselves to the study of philosophy […]”

    2012, Mark R. Levin, Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America

Origin

From weal + public.

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weal-public. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weal-public

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Chicago

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