[pre-steezh, -steej] 
| 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. |
| 3. | having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc. |
| pres·tige (prě-stēzh', -stēj') n.
[French, illusion, from Latin praestīgiae, tricks, probably alteration of *praestrīgiae, from praestringere, to touch, blunt, blind : prae-, pre- + stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.] |