(1):

(v. t.) To mark with stripes. See Wale.

(2):

(adv.) A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.

(3):

(n.) The mark of a stripe. See Wale.

(4):

(adv.) The body politic; the state; common wealth.

(5):

(v. t.) To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous.