Pros*per"i*ty (?), n.
[F. prospérité, L.
prosperitas. See Prosperous.]
The
state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment
of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national
prosperity.
Now prosperity begins
to mellow.
Shak. Prosperities can only be
enjoyed by them who fear not
at all to lose them.
Jer.
Taylor. Syn. -- Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being; happiness.
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