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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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