PRESTIGE Definition & Meaning

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prestige

[ pre-steezh, -steej ]

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noun

reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
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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.

adjective

having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc.

prestige

/ ��ɛˈ��پ�ː�� /

noun

high status or reputation achieved through success, influence, wealth, etc; renown
1. the power to influence or impress; glamour
2. ( modifier )
  a prestige car

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of prestige¹

First recorded in 1650–60, for an earlier sense; from French (originally plural): “deceits, delusions, juggler's tricks,” from Latin ��ī�� “juggler's tricks,” variant of ��ٰ�ī��, derivative of praestringere “to blind, blunt,” literally, “to bind hard, tie up,” from prae- pre- + stringere “to draw tight” ( stringent )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of prestige¹

C17: via French from Latin praestigiae feats of juggling, tricks; apparently related to Latin praestringere to bind tightly, blindfold, from prae before + stringere to draw tight, bind

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The shortage is tied largely to the lower pay and relative lack of prestige associated with primary care, making recruitment difficult.

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Like other prestige dramas' unkindest deaths, it may serve a higher purpose.

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Despite being a hot commodity, he never imagined a program with USC’s prestige would come calling.

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In fact, Nigeria's premier university, the University of Ibadan, was established in 1948 as a campus of the University of London, with degrees awarded carrying the same value and prestige.

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B-Real chalks it up to the “prestige and history” of the venue and respecting its rules.

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