solatium

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2021

I administered the solatium; then I placed Denis on the box of the car with the bicycle-lamp in his hand, and drove my family home.

From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin

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)

The farmer's stack of clover had been destroyed by fire, and the farmer, feeling that this was rather the affair of the Insurance Company than himself, had asked for solatium.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Strong interest was made in favour of mercy, but the College deprived him of his Fellowship, granting him, not too consistently, a solatium of £300.

From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George