Emily Dickinson Lexicon

E-STEEM', v.t. [Fr. estimer; It. estimare; Sp. and Port. estimar; Arm. istimout, istimein; L. æstimo; Gr. ειστιμαομαι; εις and τιμαω, to honor or esteem. See Class Dm, No. 28.]

1. To set a value on, whether high or low; to estimate; to value. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation. Deut xxxii. They that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 1 Sam. ii.
2. To prize; to set a high value on; to regard with reverence, respect or friendship. When our minds are not biased, we always esteem the industrious, the generous, the brave, the virtuous, and the learned. Will he esteem thy riches? Job xxxvi.
3. To hold in opinion; to repute; to think. One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteemeth every day alike. Rom xiv.
4. To compare in value; to estimate by proportion. [Little used.] Davies.