Synonyms:
esteemed, honored, prestigious
Meaning: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"
Usage examples
My esteemed and life-long friend and co-laborer, Rev.
But we must remember that those were days when such feats were esteemed as brave and valorous.
You drifted your dominions A different Peru; And I esteemed all poverty, For life's estate with you.
Like other children, they were apt to take to bed with them treasures which they particularly esteemed.
I approached my native north, for such I esteemed it, with that enthusiasm which romantic and wild scenery inspires in the lovers of nature.
Though this baron was a worthy knight, justly esteemed of all his fellows, the damsel was grieved beyond measure when she knew her father's will.
So seeing him brave and courteous, she esteemed him for the gifts which gained him the favour of the King, and they loved together in their youth.
For these reasons a physician should be chosen only after mature deliberation, and his services should be esteemed much more highly than is usually the case.
Miss Temple is esteemed one of the richest heiresses in England, as she will doubtless inherit the whole of the immense fortune to which her father so unexpectedly acceded.
In the lands that are surrounded by this sea, is found much Campechy wood, and other things that serve for dyeing, much esteemed in Europe, and would be more, if we had the skill of the Indians, who make a dye or tincture that never fades.