solatium

[ soh-ley-shee-uhm ]

noun

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

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

solatium

/ səʊˈleɪʃɪəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of solatium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of solatium¹

C19: from Latin: see solace

Example Sentences

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

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(c) The Company shall receive as a solatium for the unexpired period of the concession an amount equal to one per cent.

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

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

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

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Related Words

• compensation package
• perk
• perquisite