conge

noun

Meaning

An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces).
An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water.
A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
Leave, formal permission for some action, :
Formal dismissal; any dismissal; (originally & particularly humorously ironic) abrupt dismissal without ceremony.
Formal leavetaking; any farewell.
A fee paid to make another go away, alms to a persistent beggar.
A bow, curtsey, or other gesture made at departure but (later) including at greeting or in obeissance or respect.
To give congee, (particularly)
To take congee: to leave ceremoniously.
To make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc., (particularly dialectal) while leaving; to make obeissance, show respect, or defer to someone or something.

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