1. Formal permission to depart
   "he gave me his congé";
   - congee
    
2. An abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
   "He was given his congé after years of loyal service";
   - congee
    
3. (architecture) a concave moulding
   "The congé softened the transition between the wall and the ceiling";
   - congee

1. Perform a ceremonious bow
   "The courtier congéed before the king";
   - congee

Derived forms: congés, congéing, congéed

Type of: bow down, bow[2], chuck [Brit, informal], discharge, dismissal, dismission [rare], firing, heave-ho [informal], licence [Brit, Cdn], license [N. Amer], molding [N. Amer], moulding [Brit, Cdn], permission, permit, release, sack, sacking, severance, termination [N. Amer], the axe [informal], the boot [informal], the chop [Brit, informal]