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congee

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɑnd͡ʒi/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ceegnoStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal

Word origin

From late Middle English congie, from Old French congié, congiet (modern French congé), from Latin commeātus (“passage, permission to leave”), from commeō (“to go and come”), from con- + meō (“to go, to pass”). Figurative senses generally borrowed from developments in French congé.

Used in a sentence

  • So courteous conge both did giue and take, With right hands plighted, pledges of good will.
  • As salutations, reverences, or conges, by which some doe often purchase the honour, (but wrongfully) to be humble, lowly, and courteous[…].
  • … I therefore, at this time, shall only add this advice to you, under and by the leave of my lord;’ (and with that he made Diabolus a very low congee;) …

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