conge, congee
(noun) an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
conge, congee
(noun) formal permission to depart; “he gave me his conge”
conge, congee
(noun) (architecture) a concave molding
congee, conge
(verb) perform a ceremonious bow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
conge (plural conges)
(historical units of measure, obsolete) synonym of congius: one-eighth amphora (about 7 fluid ounces)
conge (plural conges)
(architecture) Alternative form of congé: an apophyge or cavetto.
Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, curtsey, or other similar gesture, whether in farewell or not.
conge (third-person singular simple present conges, present participle congeing, simple past and past participle conged)
synonym of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, to curtsey, etc.
• Genco, Gonce, cogen, genco
Source: Wiktionary
Con"ge, v. i. [Imp. & p. p. Congeed; p. pr. & vb. n. Congeing.] [OF. congier, congeer, F. congédier, fr. congé. See Congé, n.]
Definition: To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow or courtesy.
I have congeed with the duke, done my adieu with his nearest. Shak.
Con`gé" (kôN`zhay"; E. kon"je; 277), n. [F., leave, permission, fr. L. commeatus a going back and forth, a leave of absence, furlough, fr. commeare, -meatum, to go and come; com- + meare to go. Cf. Permeate.] [Formerly written congie.]
1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also, dismissal.
Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her congé Thackeray.
2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy.
The captain salutes you with congé profound. Swift.
3. (Arch.) An apophyge. Gwilt.
Congé d'élire [F., leave to choose] (Eccl.), the sovereign's license or permission to a dean and chapter to choose as bishop the person nominated in the missive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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