prestige /pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/noun 4verb 2adjective 1forms 3 noun4 •The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.Oxford has a university of very high prestige. •The act of starting over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.When Season 1 starts, so does prestige for anyone who has reached level 55. — 2023 •A level, rank, or tier corresponding to prestige.With dozens of custom enchantments, unique prestiges, and a player-driven economy, ManaCube offers a rich and immersive Prison experience. — 2025 •(no longer used) Delusion; illusion; trick.That faith which, we are told, was founded on a rock, impregnable to the assaults of men and demons; to the sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture! — 1811 verb2 •To start over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.This seriously depends on the prerequisites, but most chars will already have a +1 bow by the time they're thinking of prestiging - or will this stack with the equipment's magic? — 2002 •To start (something) over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.Get through 50 levels of the Bloodweb to prestige your character. — 2023 adjective1 •Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety.Furthermore there is in each area a well recognized standard, known by a single name, which although often linguistically distinct from local dialects, has served as the prestige form for some time. — 1971 formsprestiged · prestiging · prestiges
