Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prestigious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prestigious \Pres*tig"i*ous\, a. [L. praestigiosus.]
Practicing tricks; juggling. [Obs.] --Cotton Mather.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prestigious
adj 1: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed
leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: {esteemed}, {honored}]
2: exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; "a
prestigious professor at a prestigious university"
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