prestige Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
    prestigiousness.
    • he wanted to achieve power and prestige

WordNet

Pres"tige noun
Etymology
F., fr. L. praestigum delusion, illusion, praestigae deceptions, jugglers' tricks, prob. fr. prae before + the root of stinguere to extinguish, originally, to prick. See Stick, v.
Definitions
  1. Delusion; illusion; trick. Obs.
    The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture. Bp. Warburton.
  2. Weight or influence derived from past success; expectation of future achievements founded on those already accomplished; force or charm derived from acknowledged character or reputation. "The prestige of his name must go for something." Sir G. C. Lewis.

Webster 1913