Dic: cachet (as a noun)

• A Mercedes carries a certain cachet.
• "Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack." (Christian Science Monitor).

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1. N-SING : with supp | If someone or something has a certain cachet, they have a quality which makes people admire them or approve of them.[WRITTEN]
2. prestige or distinction.
3. A mark or quality, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity.

From Old French, cacher, to press.

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