solacement en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English solace Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English solacement From solace + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) solace; consolation.
[I]n such way [the formation of political clubs], most infallibly of all, does Social Unrest exhibit itself; find solacement, and also nutriment.
1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter V, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book I (The Feast of Pikes), page 30:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| solacements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |