license vs congee

license and congee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
license	Yes	No	Yes	No
congee	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, congee is a hyponym of license; that is, congee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than license:

Other hyponyms of license include clearance, conge, allowance, dispensation, toleration.

license (noun)	congee (noun)
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization	formal permission to depart
a legal document giving official permission to do something	an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)	(architecture) a concave molding
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint	a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

license (verb)	congee (verb)
authorize officially	perform a ceremonious bow
	depart after obtaining formal permission