solace
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
solace /ˈsɒlɪs/
▶noun comfort or consolation in time of distress. ▶verb give solace to.
– origin ME: from OFr. solas (n.), solacier (v.), based on L. solari ‘to console’.
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