Dictionary entry

Esteem (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Es‐teem″, n. [Cf. F. estime. See Esteem, v. t.] 1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price.

Most dear in the esteem

And poor in worth! Shak.

I will deliver you, in ready coin,

The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. J. Webster.

2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.

Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem. Shak.

Syn. — See Estimate, n.