ESTEEM

esteem. Esteem, v.t. to value, think well of, prize, reckon

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Es‐teem″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Esteemed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Esteeming.] [[F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and E. ask. Cf. Aim, Estimate.]] 1. 1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.
Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. Deut. xxxii. 15. Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. Bp. Gardiner. Famous men, — whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural. Hawthorne. 2. 2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship.
Will he esteem thy riches? Job xxxvi. 19. You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. Tennyson. Syn. — To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect; revere. See Appreciate, Estimate.