conge
See also: congé
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From French conge, from Latin congius. Only attested in English in the obsolete plural form congys.
Noun edit
conge (plural conges)
- (historical, obsolete) Alternative form of congy, congius, ancient Roman units of liquid measure and mass.
Etymology 2 edit
Accentless form of congé.
Noun edit
conge (plural conges)
- (architecture) Alternative form of congé: an apophyge or cavetto.
- Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell.
Verb edit
conge (third-person singular simple present conges, present participle conging or congeing, simple past and past participle conged)
References edit
- "† conge, n.¹", "congee | congé, n.²", & "congee | congé, v." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 1891.
- "CONGE", "To CO′NGE", & "CO′NGE" in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language.
- “conge”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
conge m (plural conges)
Further reading edit
- “conge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.