weal
Weal is a noun with two principal senses in English. In medicine and dermatology, it denotes a raised patch on the skin, commonly called a welt or wheal, often accompanied by itching. In political and social language, weal refers to the general well-being or public good of a community, as in phrases such as “the common weal” or “public weal.”
In dermatology, a weal is typically a transient, raised area that is red or pale and may
Historically, the civic sense of weal is common in older English writing, including legal and political discourse.