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Direct nomination by the crown was substituted for the congé d'élire, and remained the practice till the reaction under Mary, when the indefinite system was resumed which had existed before the Reformation.

From History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by James Anthony Froude

And then, perhaps considering that she had been sufficiently amiable to him, she gave him his congé with a pleasant little nod.

From The Crimson Tide A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

On the vacancy of a see, the cathedral chapter applied to the crown for a congé d'élire.

From History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by James Anthony Froude

"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 man ought to be jolly grateful when he's spared the necessity of playing cover, but if you aren't satisfied with the position you can have your congé.

From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various

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

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

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