Congie

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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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