esteem
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
esteem/ɪˈstiːm/
▶noun respect and admiration. ▶verb
- 1 respect and admire.
- 2 formal consider; deem.
– origin ME: from OFr. estime (n.), estimer (v.), from L. aestimare ‘to estimate’.
'esteem' also found in these Oxford entries:
disesteem
- disrepute
- ego
- heroin
- honoris causa
- honour
- prelate
- regard
- self-esteem
- self-worth

