esteem

Etymology

First at end of 16th century; borrowed from Middle French estimer, from Latin aestimō (“to value, rate, weigh, estimate”); see estimate and aim, an older word, partly a doublet of esteem.

noun

1. Favourable regard.
   We hold her in high esteem.

verb

1. To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
2. To regard something as valuable; to prize.
3. To look upon something in a particular way.
   Thou shouldest (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. 1535, Edmund Bonner, De vera obedientia by Stephen Gardiner (Preface)
4. (dated) To judge; to estimate; to appraise
   The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.