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congé

[kon-zhey, -jey, kawn-zhey]

noun

plural

congés 
  1. leave-taking; farewell.

  2. permission to depart.

  3. sudden dismissal.

  4. a bow or obeisance.

  5. Architecture.,  a concave molding, as an apophyge, formed by a quadrant curving away from a given surface and terminating perpendicular to a fillet parallel to that surface.



congé

/ ˈkɒnʒeɪ /

noun

  1. permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal

  2. a farewell

  3. architect a concave moulding See also cavetto

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of congé1

From French, dating back to 1695–1705; congee
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Word History and Origins

Origin of congé1

C16: from Old French congié, from Latin commeātus leave of absence, from meātus movement, from meāre to go, pass

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