/ preˈstiːʒ; NAmE / noun , adjective
■ noun
[ U ] the respect and admiration that sb/sth has because of their social position, or what they have done
SYN status :
personal prestige
There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car like this.
jobs with low prestige
■ adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
that brings respect and admiration; important :
a prestige job
2.
admired and respected because it looks important and expensive
SYN luxury :
a prestige car
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense illusion, conjuring trick ): from French , literally illusion, glamour , from late Latin praestigium illusion, from Latin praestigiae (plural) conjuring tricks. The transference of meaning occurred by way of the sense dazzling influence, glamour , at first depreciatory.