English
Alternative spellings
congé
Etymology
From Old French congié (modern congé), from commeatus �passage, permission to leave�, from commeare �go and come�, from con- + meare �go, pass�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�nʤi:/
Noun
en-noun
- Formal departure, ceremonial leave-taking.
#:Always remember to curtsey when making your congee.
- archaic A bow.
#:*1819: �My daughter Rebecca, so please your Grace,� answered Isaac, with a low congee, nothing embarrassed by the Prince�s salutation, in which, however, there was at least as much mockery as courtesy. � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
ru:congee
te:congee
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