prestigious
USpre-STEE-juhs/pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/UKpre-STI-juhs/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/
- 1Having high prestige; widely respected and admired because of reputation, status, or achievement.
Like a brand name so well-regarded that simply owning it signals success.
The firm occupies one of the most prestigious addresses in the financial district.
He turned down a prestigious fellowship to stay closer to his family.
Similaresteemed, distinguished, renowned, respected, elite
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Origin
Attested since the 1540s, it derives from Latin praestigiosus ("full of tricks"), from praestigiae ("juggler's tricks"), possibly an alteration of praestringō ("to blindfold, to dazzle"), from prae- ("before") with stringō ("to bind or tie"); equivalent to prestige plus -ous.