congé
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"Then give that girl her congé, give her a dot too, send her abroad and let her marry some count."
From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Edgar Saltus
A congé d'élire was granted by the king on the occurrence of a vacancy, with no attempt at a nomination.
From History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by James Anthony Froude
Left to herself, she would make light of such a suitor, and give him his congé with a brusque promptitude.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
Mr Leeson felt that he had received his congé, as he sank back into his chair.
From The Perpetual Curate by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Poor girl; I pitied her from the bottom of my heart, and went straight back to my place to give the little godmother her congé.
From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse by Various
They then made me many apologies and congés, stretching forth their hands in token of friendship; in short, they now behaved with as much civility as before with rudeness.
From Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici by Various
Nominally, the army is about 200,000 men, but it is whispered that numerous congés are given, in order to divert the funds that are thus saved to other objects.
From Recollections of Europe by James Fenimore Cooper
Boiardo did not disdain to assume the style of a minstrel addressing his courtly audience with compliments and congés at the beginning and ending of each canto.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds
