What is "cong'e"

Cong'e \Con`g['e]"\ (k[^o]N`zh[asl]"; E. k[o^]n"j[=e]; 277), n. [F., leave, permission, fr. L. commeatus a going back and forth, a leave of absence, furlough, fr. commeare, -meatum, to go and come; com- + meare to go. Cf. Permeate.]

1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also, dismissal.

   Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her cong['e]?
   --Thackeray.

2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a courtesy.

   The captain salutes you with cong['e] profound.
   --Swift.

3. (Arch.) An apophyge.
   --Gwilt.

   Cong['e] d'['e]lire[F., leave to choose] (Eccl.), the sovereign's license or permission to a dean and chapter to choose as bishop the person nominated in the missive.