conge
[noun]
Synonyms: parting, adieu, farewell, good-bye, leave-taking

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congé noun. [kʒe (pl. same); 'k:ʒeɪ, 'kɒnʒeɪ] Also (now rare) congee ['kɒndʒi:]. LME.
[Old French congié (mod. congé) from Latin commeatus passage, leave to pass, furlough, from commeare go and come, formed as CON- + meare go, pass.]
1. Permission (for any act). Now rare or obsolete. LME.
2. Ceremonious leave-taking. LME.
■ Quiller-Couch You don't stop to touch your hat when you makes your congees.
3. Formal permission to depart. L15-L18.
4. A bow. arch. L16.
5. [from mod. French.] Unceremonious dismissal. Chiefly joc. M19.
Phrases: congé d'élire [,kɒnʒeɪ dɛ'lɪǝ] [French = to elect] royal permission to a cathedral chapter or a monastic body to fill a vacant see or abbacy by election.

► Formerly naturalized, but now usu. treated as mod. French in the current senses.

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