Congé

French-English Dictionary of Military Terms · 1918 · p. 3

Long leave. Discharge. Discharge from service (navy) or from ship (mercantile). Clearance (ship’s papers). En congé. On long leave-—Congé pour motifs de famille. Leave on private affairs—Congé de réforme. Long sick leave, generally prior to discharge.—Prolongation de congé. Extension of leave——Congé illimité. Leave for indefinite period. [p.139]