solatium

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2021

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

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

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

From The City in the Clouds by Gull, C. Ranger

Onyway, Deacon, ye’d put your ill-gotten gains to a right use; they might come by the wind, but they wouldna gang wi’ the water; and that’s aye a solatium, as we say.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"My prize was worth winning," said George, who had really received a solatium of ten shillings.

From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John