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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|frm|compatible]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from Medieval Latin compatibilis,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from Late Latin compatī, to suffer with, have compassion (see [[compassion]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) In Medieval Latin a beneficium compatibile was a church benefice that could be held together with another.^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[bor|frm|compatible]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from [[la-med|compatibilis]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[la-lat|compatī]], to suffer with, have compassion (see [[compassion]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) In Medieval Latin a beneficium compatibile was a church benefice that could be held together with another.^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==