solatium

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2021

This was the man's way of looking at the question; the boy's future should be provided for, he should have a fine estate left him by way of solatium.

From The Lovels of Arden by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

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

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

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

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