commonweal /ˌkɒmənˈwiːl/ noun2 •The body politic; republic. •(no longer used) The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity.He had to judge the people as justice Errant […]; to equip his milites, send them duly in war-time to the King; — strive every way that the Commonweal, in his quarter of it, take no damage. — 1843 formscommonweals