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 Con·gé n.  [Formerly written congie.]
 1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also, dismissal.
    Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her congé?   --Thackeray.
 2.  The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy.
    The captain salutes you with congé profound.   --Swift.
 3.  Arch. An apophyge.
 Congé d'élire  Eccl., the sovereign's license or permission to a dean and chapter to choose as bishop the person nominated in the missive.