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com⋅mon⋅weal

  [kom-uhn-weel]
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–noun
1. the common welfare; the public good.
2. Archaic. the body politic; a commonwealth.
Also, common weal.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME comen wele. See common, weal 1
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com·mon·weal   (kŏm'ən-wēl')   
n.  

  1. The public good or welfare.

  2. Archaic A commonwealth or republic.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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