See Also: condolence(dictionary)
condolence(dictionary)

condolence (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: condolere 'to express sympathy', from Latin com- ( COM-) + dolere 'to feel pain']
sympathy for someone who has had something bad happen to them, especially when someone has died
::a letter of condolence
send/offer your condolences
(=formally express your sympathy when someone has died)