congé
(archaic) A leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, a curtsey, or similar gestures whether or not used for taking leave.
He took off his hat with much ceremony, made a low congé, and was just walking off, when Mick, my cousin, came up, whose ear had likewise been caught by the scream.
“Scarcely had Alice reached her twentieth birthday, than she gave her erstwhile fiancée his formal congé. […]”
(architecture) Supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.
(archaic) To take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, etc.
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