Prestigious definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PRESTIG'IOUS, a. Practicing tricks ... 1: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: esteemed, honored, prestigious] 2: exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; "a prestigious professor at a prestigious university" Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Latin praestigiosus, from praestigiae ... praestigiosus f. praestigiae juggler's tricks Webster's 1913 Dictionary Prestigious Pres*tig"i*ous, a. [L. praestigiosus.] Practicing tricks; ...
... who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905) [syn: Harrod, Charles Digby Harrod] 2 ... in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885) [syn: Harrod, Charles Henry Harrod]
... in high esteem, in high favor, meritorious, much-admired, noble, prestigious, prized, reputable, respectable, revered, reverenced, reverend, valued, venerable, venerated, well ...