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commonwealth

noun
/ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/CA/ˈkɔmənˌwɛlθ//ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/UK/ˈkɔːmənˌwelθ/

Etymology

From common (“public”) + wealth (“well-being”). From c. 1450 as common wele (commonweal). In the form common-wealth (common welthe) from c. 1520, used by Tyndale in the sense "secular society" in particular, for which other authors preferred publike weal. Also from the 1520s treated as a synonym or loan-translation of res publica (republic) (Rollison 2017:67f).

  1. derived from *wel-✻ — “good, best”
  2. inherited from *walô✻ — “well-being, prosperity”
  3. inherited from wela — “wealth, prosperity”
  4. inherited from *waliþu✻ — “wealth”
  5. inherited from *welþ✻
  6. inherited from welth
  7. compounded as commonwealth — “common + wealth”

Definitions

  1. The well-being of a community.

  2. The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.

    • Remeber I saye yt ye were at that tyme wt oute Christ and were reputed aliantes from the comen welth [πολιτεία (politeía)] of Israel and were straugers fro the testamentes of promes and had no hope and were with out god in this worlde.
    • I'th' commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things, for no kind of traffic Would I admit; no name of magistrate[…]

  3. Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.

  4. ›+ 10 more definitions

    1. The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former…

      The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former British Empire.

      • Mozambique joined the Commonwealth in 1995, although it had not been a part of the British Empire.
      • Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, being former British colonies, are the only Southeast Asian member countries of the Commonwealth.
      • As a Commonwealth citizen, you are eligible to vote in United Kingdom elections.

    2. The Commonwealth of England (1649–1653)

      The Commonwealth of England (1649–1653); the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653–1660).

      • Near-synonyms: Protectorate; Interregnum

    3. Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia, often referring to its federal government.

      • Mr. Martin was found guilty of defrauding the Commonwealth by making false welfare claims.

    4. Kentucky, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, often referring to its government.

    5. Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, often referring to its government.

    6. Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, often referring to its government.

    7. Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referring to its government.

    8. A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

    9. A barangay of Rosario, Northern Samar, Philippines.

    10. A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.

The neighborhood

Derived

commonwealthism, commonwealthman, Commonwealth of Australia, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of Virginia, commonwealthsman, Commonwealth Caribbean, New Commonwealth

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at commonwealth. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at commonwealth. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at commonwealth

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA