n.
Pronunciation: k ō n - ' zh ā , ' kän- ˌ zh ā
Variant: also con · gee \ ' kän-( ˌ )j ē , -( ˌ )zh ē \
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier congee, congie, from Middle English conge, from Anglo-French cungé, from Latin commeatus going back and forth, leave, from commeare to go back and forth, from com- + meare to go ― more at PERMEATE
Date: 14th century
1 a : a formal permission to depart b : DISMISSAL
2 : a ceremonious bow
3 : FAREWELL
4 : an architectural molding of concave profile ― see MOLDING illustration