prestige
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
Example
“Oxford has a university of very high prestige.”
Other meanings
The act of starting over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.
A level, rank, or tier corresponding to .
Related words
- masstige
- nonprestige
- prestigeful
- prestigeless
- covert prestige
- overt prestige
Word history
From Latin "praestīgium" (a delusion, an illusion).
Where this comes from
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