Prestige

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Prestige refers to a good reputation or high esteem; in earlier usage, prestige meant "showiness". (19th c.)

Prestige may also refer to:

• Prestige (sociolinguistics), esteem in which languages or dialects are held

Film and magic

• The Prestige (film), a 2006 American film directed by Christopher Nolan
• Prestige (1932 film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnett
• In a magic show, the term prestige referred to the final portion of a magic trick, typically a showy flourish. (17th c.)

Ships

• USS Prestige, various American ships
• Prestige (oil tanker), oil tanker
  • Prestige oil spill, caused by the oil tanker sinking in Spanish waters in 2002
• MSC Prestige, a container ship

Companies and brands

• Various guitars manufactured by Ibanez
  • Ibanez RG Prestige
• Prestige (beer), a Haitian lager
• Prestige (cookware), brand of the Meyer Corporation
• Plaxton Prestige, a single-deck bus body built by Plaxton
• Prestige Brands, American manufacturer of personal care and home cleaning products
• Prestige Elite, typeface
• Prestige format, square-bound printing format for some comic books
• Prestige group, Real Estate Developer in India

Horse & greyhound races

• Prestige Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race in Great Britain
• Prestige Novices' Hurdle, a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain
• Prestige (greyhounds), a greyhound racing competition

People

• George Leonard Prestige (1889-1955), English theologian

Entertainment

• Prestige Records, American record label
• Prestige (Daddy Yankee album), a 2012 album by Daddy Yankee
• The Prestige, 1995 novel by Christopher Priest