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weal-public

weal-public noun: the state; commonwealth; the body politic; the public weal.

Noun

weal-public (plural weal-publics)

  1. (archaic, historical) the 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
    • “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

Forms of weal-public

pluralweal-publics
alternative formwealpublic
alternative formweal public

Origin of weal-public

From weal + public.

Questions about weal-public

What does weal-public mean?
Weal-public means the state; commonwealth; the body politic; the public weal.
What part of speech is weal-public?
Weal-public is a noun.
What is the plural of weal-public?
The plural of weal-public is weal-publics.

Words near weal-public in the dictionary

  1. weakside
  2. weaksome
  3. weakwilled
  4. weaky
  5. weal
  6. weal-public
  7. weal-publics
  8. weald
  9. Wealden
  10. wealdish
  11. wealds

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