weal

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Wealth, riches.
2. 2
   Welfare, prosperity.
3. 3
   Boon, benefit.
4. 4
   Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).
5. 5
   A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.

Verb

1. 1
   To mark with stripes; to wale.