Repute
Pronunciation : Re*pute" (r-pt")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. r?puter, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re- re- + putare to count, think. See Putative.]
Definition : Defn: To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight Job xviii. 3. The king your father was reputed for A prince most prudent. Shak.
t. [imp. & p. p. Reputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Reputing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*pute"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate. He who regns Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute. Milton.
2. Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute. "Dead stocks, which have been of repute." F. Beaumont.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913