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- noun Plural form of
commonweal .
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It was the ancient poverty that founded commonweals, built cities, invented arts, made wholesome laws, armed men against vices, rewarded them with their own virtues, and preserved the honour and state of nations, till they betrayed themselves to riches.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter and Some Poems Ben Jonson 1605
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