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prestige /pre-stēzhˈ or -stējˈ/ noun- Standing or ascendancy in people's minds owing to associations, station, success, etc
- Charm, magic, glamour (qv)
- A name or reputation to ‘conjure’ with (see next sense)
- Orig a conjuring trick or illusion (obsolete)
adjective- Consisting in, or for the sake of, prestige
- Considered to have or give prestige
- Superior in quality, style, etc
ORIGIN: Fr, from L praestigium delusion, from praestringere to dazzle, blind; see also prestriction prestigious /-tijˈəs/ adjective - Having prestige, esteemed
- Lending or conferring prestige
- Deceitful, juggling, using legerdemain (obsolete)
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