congee
con·gee
noun
verb
1.
2.
Origin
From late Middle English congie, from Old French congié, congiet (modern French congé), from Latin commeātus (“passage, permission to leave”), from commeō (“to go and come”), from con- + meō (“to go, to pass”). Figurative senses generally borrowed from developments in French congé.
Phrases
- give congee
- take congee
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Word family
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