1. A Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
   "She found comfort in a warm bowl of congee on a cold morning";
   - jook [N. Amer]
    
2. (architecture) a concave moulding
   "The congee added elegant detail to the ceiling";
   - congé
    
3. Formal permission to depart
   "The ambassador received his congee from the court";
   - congé
    
4. An abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
   "The ambassador received his congee from the hostile government";
   - congé

1. Depart after obtaining formal permission
   "He has congeed with the King"
    
2. Perform a ceremonious bow
   "The courtier congeed before the king";
   - congé

Derived forms: congees, congeed, congeeing

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

Encyclopedia: Congee