congé
See also: conge and congy
English
Alternative forms
- conge
Etymology
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”).
Noun
congé (plural congés)
- (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 769792815, 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.
- (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.
Derived terms
- congé d'élire
Verb
congé (third-person singular simple present congés, present participle congéing, simple past and past participle conged)
- (archaic) Alternative form of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, etc.
Derived terms
- conge delire
References
- "† conge, n.¹", "congee | congé, n.²", & "congee | congé, v." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 1891.
- "CONGE", "To CO′NGE", & "CO′NGE" in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language.
Anagrams
- Genco, Gonce, cogen, genco
French
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ʒe/
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Noun
congé m (plural congés)
- leave (time off, absence from work, etc.)
- holiday, day off
- furlough
Derived terms
- congé de maternité
- congé de paternité
- congé maladie
- prendre congé
Descendants
- → English: congé, conge
- → Tunisian Arabic: كونجي
Further reading
- “congé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- cogne, cogné