congy

English

Alternative forms

• conge

Etymology

From French conge, from Latin congius, q.v. Only attested in English in the obsolete plural form congys.

Noun

congy (plural congys or congies)

1. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of congius, Roman units of liquid measure and mass.

References

• “† conge, n.¹.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.