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Webster 1913 Edition

Conge

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Conˊgé′

(kôNˊzhā̍′; E. kŏn′jē; 277)
,
Noun.
[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.

Con′ge

(kŏn′jē)
,
Verb.
I.
[Imp. & p. p.
Congeed
(kŏn′jēd)
;
p.
pr.
&
vb.
Noun.
Congeing
.]
[OF.
congier
,
congeer
, F.
congédier
, fr.
congé
. See
Congé
,
Noun.
]
To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow ceremoniously, or courtesy.
I have
congeed
with the duke, done my adieu with his nearest.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Conge

CONGE

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
Leave; farewell; parting ceremony.
2.
The act of respect performed at the parting of friends. Hence, the customary act of civility, on other occasions; a bow or a courtesy.
The captain salutes you with conge profound.

CONGE

,
Verb.
I.
To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow or courtesy. The preterite congeed is tolerable in English; but congeing will not be admitted, and congeeing is an anomaly.
Conge delire, in ecclesiastical affairs, the kings license or permission to a dean and chapter, to choose a bishop; or to an abbey or priory of his own foundation, to choose their abbot or prior. The king of Great Britain, as sovereign patron, had formerly the appointment of all ecclesiastical dignities; investing by crosier and ring, and afterwards by letters patent. But now the king, on demand, sends, his conge delire to the dean and chapter, with a letter missive, containing the name of the person he would have them elect, and if they delay the election twelve days, the nomination devolves on the king, who may appoint by letters patent.

CONGE

,
Noun.
In architecture, a mold in form of a quarter round, or a cavetto, which serves to separate two members from one another; such as that which joins the shaft of the column to the cincture, called also apophyge. Also, a ring or ferrule, formerly used on the extremities of columns to keep them from splitting; afterwards imitated in stone-work.

Definition 2024

congé

congé

See also: conge and congy

English

Alternative forms

Noun

congé ‎(plural congés)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, a curtsey, or similar gestures whether or not used for taking leave.
  2. (architecture) Synonym of apophyge or cavetto: supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.

Derived terms

  • congé d'élire

Verb

congé ‎(third-person singular simple present congés, present participle congéing, simple past and past participle conged)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, &c.

Derived terms

  • conge delire

References

French

Etymology

From Old French congié, cungié, cunged, congiet, cumgiet, from Latin commeātus. As an architectural term, a Calque of Ancient Greek ἀποφυγή ‎(apophugḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃ʒe/

Noun

congé m ‎(plural congés)

  1. leave (time off, absence from work, etc.)

Derived terms

Descendants

Anagrams

Etymology

Borrowing from French congé, from Latin commeātus ‎(“a leave; permission for a leave”). As an architectural term, a French calque of ἀποφυγή ‎(apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”).

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