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Welfare
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness. How to study for the people's welfare. Shak. In whose deep eyes Men read the welfare of the times to come. Emerson.