CONGEE

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, jook

(noun) a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

congee, conge

(verb) perform a ceremonious bow

congee

(verb) depart after obtaining formal permission; “He has congeed with the King”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

congee (plural congees)

Leave, formal permission for some action, (originally and particularly)

(obsolete) Formal permission to leave; a passport.

(obsolete) Formal dismissal; (figurative) any dismissal; (originally & particularly humorously ironic) abrupt dismissal without ceremony.

(obsolete) Formal leavetaking; (figurative) any farewell.

(obsolete, Scottish) A fee paid to make another go away, (particularly) alms to a persistent beggar.

(archaic) A bow, curtsey, or other gesture (originally) made at departure but (later) including at greeting or in obeissance or respect.

Verb

congee (third-person singular simple present congees, present participle congeeing, simple past and past participle congeed)

(archaic) To give congee, (particularly)

(obsolete, transitive) To give formal permission to leave; to dismiss.

(obsolete, transitive) To give formal permission to do something; to license.

(archaic) To take congee: to leave ceremoniously.

(archaic) To make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc, (particularly, dialectal) while leaving; (figuratively) to make obeissance, show respect, or defer to someone or something.

Etymology 2

Noun

congee (usually uncountable, plural congees)

(Asian cuisine) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.

Synonyms

• rice porridge; rice congee (hypercorrect)

• (Chinese English): porridge

Hyponyms

• (Korean, Thai contexts): jook, juk

• (Chinese contexts): zhou

Anagrams

• negoce

Source: Wiktionary

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Con"gee, n. & v.

Definition: See Congé, Conge. [Obs.]

And unto her his congee came to take. Spenser.

Con*gee", n.

1. [Tamil kashi boilings.]

Definition: Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India]

2. A jail; a lockup. [India]

Congee discharges, rice water discharges. Dunglison. -- Congee water, water in which rice has been boiled.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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