commonwealth
English
/ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/, /ˈkɔmənˌwɛlθ/, /ˈkɒmənˌwelθ/, /ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) The well-being of a community.
- The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
- Republic. Often capitalized, as m
Etymology
Compound from English common (public) + English wealth (well-being).
Origin
English
wealth
Gloss
well-being
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico English
- Puerto Rico English
- bridewealth English
- common English
- common octopus English
- common squid English
- commonable English
- commoner English
- commonfolk English
- commonhold English
- commonise English
- commonish English
- commonize English
- commonly English
- commonness English
- commonsense English
- commonship English
- commonweal English
- commonwealthman English
- commonwealthsman English
- discommon English
- man English
- megawealth English
- noncommon English
- of English
- supercommon English
- superwealth English
- uncommon English
- unwealth English
- weal English
- wealth English
- wealthen English
- wealthful English
- wealthless English
- wealthy English
- Samveldelekene Norwegian Bokmål
- samvelde Norwegian Bokmål
- velde Norwegian Bokmål
- samvelde Norwegian Nynorsk
- velde Norwegian Nynorsk
- comun Middle English
- welth Middle English
- कॉमनवेल्थ Hindi
- of
- man
- weal
- wealth
- common
- wealthy
- commoner
- unwealth
- commonly
- wealthen
- uncommon
- commonish
- commonise
- discommon
- wealthful
- commonize
- noncommon
- commonfolk
- commonship
- commonable
- megawealth
- commonweal
- wealthless
- commonhold
- commonness
- Puerto Rico
- commonsense
- superwealth
- supercommon
- bridewealth
- common squid
- common octopus
- commonwealthman
- commonwealthsman
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico