Might mean (unverified): Permission to leave or dismiss.
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  1. congé: Merriam-Webster
  2. congé: Wiktionary

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noun:  (architecture) Synonym of apophyge or cavetto: supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.
noun:  (archaic) Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, a curtsey, or similar gestures whether or not used for taking leave. [Leave, formal permission for some action, (originally and particularly):]
verb:  (archaic) Alternative form of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, etc. [(archaic) To give congee, (particularly)]

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