esteem
Syllabification: (es·teem)
Pronunciation: /iˈstēm/
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Definition of esteem
noun
verb
Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'worth, reputation'): from Old French estime (noun), estimer (verb), from Latin aestimare 'to estimate'. The verb was originally in the Latin sense, also 'appraise' (compare with estimate), used figuratively to mean 'assess the merit of'. Current senses date from the 16th century
