congé

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-ge
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Meaning

noun

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.

Archaic

noun

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.

verb

Alternative form of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, etc.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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."

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”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: congé, commeātus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

congés (plural) conge (alternative) congés (present, singular) congéing (participle, present) conged (participle, past) conged (past)

Phrases

congé d'élire conge delire

Synonyms

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