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solatium

[soh-ley-shee-uh m]
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noun, plural so·la·ti·a [soh-ley-shee-uh] /soʊˈleɪ ʃi ə/.

something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
Law. damages awarded to a plaintiff as compensation for personal suffering or grief arising from an injury.

RELATED WORDS

perk, perquisite, salvo, satisfaction, redress, wages, restitution, recovery, pay, tip, amends, cue, reparation, gravy, return, indemnification, atonement, requital, payment, redemption

Origin of solatium

1810–20; < Medieval Latin sōlātium, variant spelling of sōlācium, Latin: solace
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Historical Examples of solatium

  • At the same time, the head-clerk was given a handsome cheque as a solatium.

  • So Lupus gives it up, and says as his solatium: After all, Ive not broken my vow.

    Myths and Dreams

    Edward Clodd

  • His reference to a "solatium" puzzled me, but it did not seem anything of consequence.

    The Yeoman Adventurer

    George W. Gough

  • Whether this was true or was only meant as a solatium I do not know.

    My Autobiography

    F. Max Mller

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

    The Shores of the Adriatic

    F. Hamilton Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for solatium

solatium

noun plural -tia (-ʃɪə)

law, mainly US and Scot compensation awarded to a party for injury to the feelings as distinct from physical suffering and pecuniary loss

Word Origin for solatium

C19: from Latin: see solace
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