Repute is the general opinion held about somebody. Of good repute, a house of ill repute, known by repute.
It survives mostly in fixed phrases, since reputation has taken over the ordinary work. A house of ill repute is a euphemism for a brothel, and by repute means known at second hand rather than met.
1nounreputeThe general opinion held about somebody.
“He is a doctor of great repute, and patients travel from far away to see him.”
repute is a reputation.
Also accepted in games: reputation
Latin reputare means to reckon or think over, from re- plus putare, to think.
Latin
reputō — to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider
Old French
reputer
English, today
repute
Built from
From Old French reputer, from Latin reputō (“to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”), from re- (“again”) + putō (“to think”).
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