REPU'TE, v.t. [L. reputo; re and puto, to think.]
To think; to account; to hold; to reckon.The king was reputed a prince most prudent.Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight. Job. 18.REPU'TE, n.
1. Reputation; good character; the credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; as men of repute.2. Character; in a bad sense; as a man held in bad repute.3. Established opinion; as upheld by old repute.