noun

1. the power to impress or influence, as because of success, wealth, etc.
2. reputation based on brilliance of achievement, character, etc.; renown

Etymology: Fr, orig., illusion, trick < LL praestigium < L praestigiae, altered < praestrigiae, deceptions < praestringere, to bind, orig., to bind fast < prae-, pre- + stringere, to bind: see strain