\Con`g['e]"\ (?; E. ?; 277), n. [F., leave, permission,
fr. L. commeatus a going back and forth, a leave of absence,
furlough, fr. commeare, -meatum, to go and come; com- + meare
to go. Cf. {Permeate}.] [Formerly written {congie}.]
1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also,
   dismissal.
         Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her
         cong['e]?                             --Thackeray.
2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a
   courtesy.
         The captain salutes you with cong['e] profound.
                                               --Swift.
3. (Arch.) An apophyge. --Gwilt.
{Cong['e] d'['e]lire}[F., leave to choose] (Eccl.), the
   sovereign's license or permission to a dean and chapter to
   choose as bishop the person nominated in the missive.