solatium

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Synonyms: amends, restitution, redress, compensation, recompense, damages, solatium, repayment, atonement, indemnification, indemnity.

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2021

In China every official has his salary paid in two parts: one called the "regular stipend," the other, a "solatium to encourage honesty."

From The Awakening of China by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons)

But, willing as she was to do all this in the future, I soon discovered that she wanted her small solatium in the present.

From In Accordance with the Evidence by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

Venice gave the commune of Cattaro an annual subvention as solatium.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

A dozen commonplace legs were offered the dog; it might have tasted the lot and procured no more pother than the passing of a few shillings, the solatium of a pair of trousers or so.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)