congé

Example Sentences

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Having given the coyotes their congé, we proceeded to pitch our buffalo-tents.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

C'était avec le cœur bien gros j'ai pris congé de vous, Sire, après les beaux et heureux jours que nous avons passés avec vous et que vous avez su nous rendre si agréables.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

As she ceases speaking she turns back again to the contemplation of the fire, as though desirous of giving him his congé.

From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)

He is rather down, poor fellow, as his congé drags on and they seem in no hurry at the Foreign Office to give him another post.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King

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 Froude, James Anthony