Public weal
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Public weal may refer to:
- CommonwealthCommonwealthCommonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
, a form of government without a monarch in which people have governmental influence - Common goodCommon goodThe common good is a term that can refer to several different concepts. In the popular meaning, the common good describes a specific "good" that is shared and beneficial for all members of a given community...
, the notion of high quality of life for people in general
See also
- League of the Public WealLeague of the Public WealThe League of the Public Weal was an alliance of feudal nobles organized in 1465 in defiance of the centralized authority of King Louis XI of France...
, a French feudal alliance in the 15th century - Mad WarMad WarThe Mad War , also known as the War of the Public Weal, was a late Medieval conflict between a coalition of feudal lords and the French monarchy. It occurred during the regency of Anne of Beaujeu in the period after the death of Louis XI and before the majority of the young king Charles VIII...
(or War of the Public Weal), a 15th-century conflict between feudal lords and the French monarchy