Conge

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conge \Con"ge\ (k[o^]n"j[=e]), v. i. [Imp. & p. p. {Congeed}
     (k[o^]n"j[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Congeing}.] [OF. congier,
     congeer, F. cong['e]dier, fr. cong['e]. See {Cong['e]}, n.]
     To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow
     ceremoniously, or courtesy.
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           I have congeed with the duke, done my adieu with his
           nearest.                                 --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cong'e \Con`g['e]"\ (k[^o]N`zh[asl]"; E. k[o^]n"j[=e]; 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.
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              Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her
              cong['e]?                             --Thackeray.
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     2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a
        courtesy.
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              The captain salutes you with cong['e] profound.
                                                    --Swift.
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     3. (Arch.) An apophyge. --Gwilt.
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     {Cong['e] d'['e]lire}[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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conge
       n 1: a concave molding
       2: formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge"
       3: an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
       v : perform a ceremonious bow [syn: {congee}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CONGE'. A French word which signifies permission, and is understood in that 
  sense in law. Cunn. Diet. h.t. In the French maritime law, it is a species 
  of passport or permission to navigate, delivered by public authority. It is 
  also in the nature of a clearance. (q.v.) Bouch. Inst. n. 812; Repert. de 
  la Jurisp. du Notoriat, by Rolland de Villargues. Conge'.