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A statesman; a politician. [R.] Shak.

Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] "Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth." 1 Cor. x. 24.

Full of wealth; wealthy; prosperous. [R.] Sir T. More. -- Wealth"ful*ly, adv. [R.]

In a wealthy manner; richly. I come to wive it wealthily in Padua. Shak.

The quality or state of being wealthy, or rich; richness; opulence.

Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich. A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe. Shak. Thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. Ps. lxvi. 12.

udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment. And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. Gen. xxi. 8.

Quality or state of being weaned.

A weanling. [Obs.] Spenser.

a. & n. from Wean, v. The weaning of the whelp is the great test of the skill of the kennel man. J. H. Walsh. Weaning brash. (Med.) See under Brash.

d to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. 2 Cor. x. 4. They, astonished, all resistance lost, All courage; down their idle weapons dropped. Milton.

Furnished with weapons, or arms; armed; equipped.

Having no weapon.

Weapons, collectively; as, an array of weaponry. [Poetic]

Same as Weir.

Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.

One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc. Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered into rags. Milton.

That may be wearied.

Abounding in qualities which cause weariness; wearisome. -- Wea"ri*ful*ly, adv.

Incapable of being wearied.