CONGÉ


Meaning of CONGÉ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kōⁿ-ˈzhā, ˈkän-ˌzhā ]

noun

also con·gee ˈkän-(ˌ)jē, -(ˌ)zhē

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.