Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Weal \Weal\, n.
   The mark of a stripe. See {Wale}.

Weal \Weal\, v. t.
   To mark with stripes. See {Wale}.

Weal \Weal\, n. [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel
   well. See {Well}, adv., and cf. {Wealth}.]
   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. The body politic; the state; common wealth. [Obs.]

            The special watchmen of our English weal. --Shak.

Weal \Weal\, v. t.
   To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obs.]
   --Beau. & Fl.

Source : WordNet®

weal
     n : a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a
         whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn: {wale},
          {welt}, {wheal}]