[kon-zhey, -jey; French kawn-zhey] /ˈkɒn ʒeɪ, -dʒeɪ; French kɔ̃ˈʒeɪ/
noun, plural congés
[kon-zheyz, -jeyz; French kawn-zhey] /ˈkɒn ʒeɪz, -dʒeɪz; French kɔ̃ˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
leave-taking; farewell.
2.
permission to depart.
3.
sudden dismissal.
4.
a bow or obeisance.
5.
Architecture. a concave molding, as an apophyge, formed by a quadrant curving away from a given surface and terminating perpendicular to a fillet parallel to that surface.