Wealden \Weald"en\ (?; 277), a. [AS. weald, wald, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in the wealds, or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See {Weald}.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the O["o]litic series. Wealden \Weald"en\, n. (Geol.) The Wealden group or strata.