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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
conge \con"ge\ ko^n"j=e, v. i. imp.  p. p. congeed
   ko^n"j=ed; p. pr.  vb. n. congeing. of. congier,
   congeer, f. cong'edier, fr. cong'e. see cong'e, n.
   to take leave with the customary civilities; to bow
   ceremoniously, or courtesy.
   1913 webster

         i have congeed with the duke, done my adieu with his
         nearest.                                 --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
congeed congeing cong'e 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cong'e \con`g'e"\ k^on`zhasl"; e. ko^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.
      1913 webster

            should she pay off old briggs and give her her
            cong'e?                             --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   2. the customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a
      courtesy.
      1913 webster

            the captain salutes you with cong'e profound.
                                                  --swift.
      1913 webster

   3. arch. an apophyge. --gwilt.
      1913 webster

   cong'e d''eliref., 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
permeate congie cong'e d''elire 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
congee 
[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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'. 




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