solatium
noun
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
solatia
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pluralof solatium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Petau tells us that he wrote verses to solace the evils of old age— —— Petavius æger Cantabat veteris quærens solatia morbi.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
You ought to have brought the matter before us yourselves: at least, now, support him with the necessary "solatia."
From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Thomas Hodgkin
