Solatium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Law Compensation for injured feelings as distinct from financial loss or physical suffering.
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  • n. A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Anything that alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; specifically, in Scots law, a sum of money paid, over and above actual damages, to an injured party by the person who inflicted the injury, as a solace for wounded feelings.
    • Word Usage
    "His reference to a "solatium" puzzled me, but it did not seem anything of consequence."
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    compensation   
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