See also: conge and congy

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Borrowed 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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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.
    • 1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “My Pedigree and Family.—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion.”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume III, London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1856, →OCLC, page 27:
      He took off his hat with much ceremony, made a low congé, and was just walking off, when Mick, my cousin, came up, whose ear had likewise been caught by the scream.
  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.

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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, etc.

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French congié, cungié, cunged, congiet, cumgiet, from Latin commeātus. As an architectural term, a calque of Ancient Greek ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, a leave, an escape; an architectural feature).

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ʒe/
  • (file)

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congé m (plural congés)

  1. leave (time off, absence from work, etc.)
  2. holiday, day off
  3. furlough

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  • English: congé, conge
  • Tunisian Arabic: كونجي

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