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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Conge

Cŏn'gē, n.

noun

(kŏn'jee) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. congé, O. Fr. conget, It. congedo, Pr. comjat, leave, permission, from Lat. commeātus, the going back and forth, a leave of absence, furlough, from commeare, to go and come, from com, for con, and meare, to go.] [Formerly written congie.]

Sense 1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell. “His conge came to take.” Spencer.

Sense 2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy.

The captain salutes you with conge profound. Swift.

Cŏn'gē, v. i.

verbintransitive

[imp. & p. p. CONGEED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONGEING.] To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow or courtesy. I have congeed with the duke, done my adieu to his nearest. Shak.

Cŏn'gē, n.

noun

n. (Arch.) A molding in form of a quarter round, or a cavetto, which serves to separate two members from one another; — called also apophyge. Gwilt.