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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Ĕs'ti-mā'tion, n.

noun

n. [Fr. estimation, Pr. & Sp. estimacion, It. estimazione, stimazione, Lat. æstimatio, from æstimare. See ESTEEM.]

  1. The act of estimating.
  2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of any thing, formed without using precise data; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities.
  3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.

I shall have estimation among the multitude, and honor with the elders. Wisdom viii. 10. Syn.—Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See ESTIMATE.