Where does the term "Commonwealth" origin?

Question

I know what it is - but what does the word mean??

Answer 1

The origin of the term is the name given to the Puritan republic established in England after the overthrow of King Charles the First. It means that they intended wealth to be held in common, as described in the Acts of the Apostles concerning the earliest Christian community.

Answer 2

commonwealth


Body politic founded on law for the common "weal," or good.

The term was often used by 17th-century writers to signify an organized political community, its meaning thus being similar to the modern meaning of state or nation. Today it primarily refers to the Commonwealth. Four U.S. states (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) call themselves commonwealths, a distinction in name only. Puerto Rico has been a commonwealth rather than a state since 1952; its residents, though U.S. citizens, have only a nonvoting representative in Congress and pay no federal taxes.

• Commonwealth


or Commonwealth of Nations

Free association of sovereign states consisting of Britain and many of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and cooperation.

It was established in 1931 by the Statute of Westminster as the British Commonwealth of Nations. Later its name was changed and it was redefined to include independent nations. Most of the dependent states that gained independence after 1947 chose Commonwealth membership. The British monarch serves as its symbolic head, and meetings of the more than 50 Commonwealth heads of government take place every two years.

Answer 3

It is a British word coined to describe a common wealth of nations,all joined together for the common good. The entry in Wikipedia below gives further details of the British Commonwealth of Nations and its objectives and workings.

Answer 4

International Mondial Countries Funds.

Answer 5

that the UK takes for itself all the wealth of the countries that adhere to it have in common.
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