Definitions
1.nounLeave, formal permission for some action, :
2.nounFormal dismissal; any dismissal; (originally & particularly humorously ironic) abrupt dismissal without ceremony.
3.nounFormal leavetaking; any farewell.
4.nounA fee paid to make another go away, alms to a persistent beggar.
5.nounA bow, curtsey, or other gesture made at departure but (later) including at greeting or in obeissance or respect.
6.verbTo give congee, (particularly)
7.verbTo take congee: to leave ceremoniously.
8.verbTo make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc., (particularly dialectal) while leaving; to make obeissance, show respect, or defer to someone or something.