solatium

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2021

A solatium was also expected on his release from gaol.

From The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act by Bailey, James Blake

These gentlemen were most of them waiting for College livings, to which they were allowed to carry off, as a solatium, some dozens of College port.

From The Victorian Age The Rede Lecture for 1922 by Inge, William Ralph

He tossed off a bumper of wine and added, "Or a solatium, Master Wheatman, a solatium."

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

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)