1. (

• congee ,
• jook

) a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast ;

2. (

• conge ,
• congee

) (architecture) a concave molding ;

3. (

• conge ,
• congee

) formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge" ;

4. (

• conge ,
• congee ,

) an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal ;

1. (

• congee

) depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King" ;

2. (

• congee ,
• conge

) perform a ceremonious bow ;