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   con·gé

   /känˈjā/

   noun

   • 1. an unceremonious dismissal or rejection of someone: "the woman who gave you your congé when she wanted to marry Mr. Sugar"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘permission to do something’): from Old French congie, from Latin commeatus ‘leave of absence’, from commeare ‘go and come’. The word is now usually treated as equivalent to modern French.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   • É

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