— prestigeful , adj.
/pre steezh", -steej"/ , n.
1. reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
2. distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public: The new discothèque has great prestige with the jet set.
adj.
3. having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc.
[ 1650-60 for an earlier sense; praestigiae juggler's tricks, var. of PRAESTRIGIAE, deriv. from base of praestringere to blunt (sight or mind), lit., to tie up so as to constrict, equiv. to prae- PRE- + stringere to bind fast; see STRINGENT ]
Syn. 1. weight, importance.
Ant. 1. disrepute.