Definition of Conge

Fr. In the French law. Permission, leave, license; a passport or clearance to a vessel; a permission to arm, equip or navigate a vessel.
—Conge d'accorder. Leave to accord. A permission granted by the court, in the old process of levying a fine, to the defendant to agree with the plaintiff.
—Conge d'emparler. Leave to imparl. The privilege of an imparlance, (licentia loquendi.) 3 Bl. Comm. 299.
—Conge d'eslire. A permission or license from the British sovereign to a dean and chapter to elect a bishop, in time of vacation; or to an abbey or priory which is of royal foundation, to elect an abbot or prior.