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solatium

[ soh-ley-shee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural so·la·ti·a [soh-, ley, -shee-, uh].

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.

solatium

/ səʊˈleɪʃɪəm /

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

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

C19: from Latin: see solace

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

No: Travers hasn't been running around and finding me a better-paid job as a solatium.

Shall we say that you leave Richmond this afternoon with a solatium of five hundred pounds?'

As a solatium to his wounded feelings, he ordered his friends of the Marat Company to get rid of them.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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