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Definition of Commonweal
1. Noun. The good of a community.
Definition of Commonweal
1. n. Commonwealth.
Definition of Commonweal
1. Noun. (obsolete or archaic) The common good. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Commonweal
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commonweal
Literary usage of Commonweal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications (1848)
"From this conclusion, that the church, or kingdom of Christ, may be set up without
prejudice of the commonweal, according to John xviii . ..."
2. History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1656 by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1903)
"On February 15 a pamphlet appeared under the title of A Word for the commonweal."1 Its
author was the younger Isaac Pennington, the son of the Isaac ..."
3. History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1894)
"5 A Word for the commonweal, E, 593, ro. The author's name is given on the title
page as Isaac Pennington without the addition of Junior, which appears in ..."
4. Goldsmith's Roman History by Oliver Goldsmith (1808)
"commonweal?H 0F ROME. 17'3 -against tiff attacks, answering always with a cold
indifference, whieh obliged her.to give Ire'r attempts- a 'different Kh»?t ..."
5. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"The noble affection of the Romans, in relieving the public necessities of their
commonweal. IT was a great fault in the Carthaginians, that, im- bracing so ..."
6. Hudibras: A Poem by Samuel Butler (1822)
"... And angry answer'd from behind, With brandish'd tail and blast of wind.
So have I seen, with armed heel, 925 A wight bestride a commonweal, ..."
7. The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History of England: Being a Faithful by Great Britain Parliament (1751)
"... and commonweal of the fame ; and " Minds, you be more naturally inclin'd to
the K. Richard at, ..."
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