conge
Permission to leave
Conge is a formal farewell or leave-taking, or the permission to depart.
The word appears in older texts and ceremonial contexts: He took his conge from the court.
In architecture, a conge is a concave molding—a curved transition between surfaces.
The word is sometimes spelled congé, reflecting its French origin.
Gesture of reverence
- curtsyRespectful knee-bending gesture
- genuflectBend knee reverently
- salaamRespectful Eastern bow
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
kowtow · reverence · kneel · nod · inclination · bend · dip · bob
Act of saying goodbye
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- departureAct of going away
- partingAct of leaving another
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
valediction · discharge · release · permission · sendoff · notice · termination · expulsion
Granted right to act
- furloughGranted absence from work
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- vacationLeisure time away
- absenceState of not being
holiday · time-off · dispensation · authorization · sanction · blessing · approval
obeisance
Gesture of reverence
prostration · kowtow · reverence · kneel · nod · inclination · bend · dip · bob · gesture
leave-taking
Act of saying goodbye
goodbye · valediction · discharge · release · permission · sendoff · notice · termination · expulsion · marching orders
permission
Granted right to act
- furloughGranted absence from work
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- vacationLeisure time away
absence · holiday · time-off · dispensation · authorization · sanction · blessing · approval
congehello
Common spoken greeting
greeting · salutation · welcome · hail · good morning
congewelcome
Hospitable greeting offered
invitation · summons · reception · admittance · warm reception
congeretention
Continued holding or possession
engagement · hiring · appointment · commission · induction