Definition of COMMONWEAL

commonweal

Meanings

Plural: commonweals

Noun

  • the good of a community
  • The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity.
  • The body politic; republic.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English comun wele, commen wele, comune wele, equivalent to common (“public”) + weal (“well-being”). By the 1520s used by some authors as the equivalent of res publica (republic), alongside commonwealth from about the same time.

Synonyms

common good, res publica

Scrabble Score: 19

commonweal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
commonweal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commonweal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

commonweal is a valid Words With Friends word