congees

noun

1. 1.Leave, formal permission for some action, :
2. 2.Formal dismissal; any dismissal; (originally & particularly humorously ironic) abrupt dismissal without ceremony.
3. 3.Formal leavetaking; any farewell.
4. 4.A fee paid to make another go away, alms to a persistent beggar.
5. 5.A bow, curtsey, or other gesture made at departure but (later) including at greeting or in obeissance or respect.