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Added 9 October 2026

prestige

/pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/ noun

Latin root: praestīgium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prestige at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
he wanted to achieve power and prestige

Origin

From French prestige (“illusion, fascination, enchantment, prestige”), from Latin praestīgium (“a delusion, an illusion”). Despite the phonetic similarities and the old meaning of “delusion, illusion, trick”, the word has a different root than prestidigitator (“conjurer”) and prestidigitation.

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