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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Welfare

/wĕl'-fĕrˌ/ · Wel·fare · IPA /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/
01 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; pro…
  1. 1.
    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.