reputation

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The general opinion or judgment of the public about a person or thing.
• noun The state or situation of being held in high esteem.
• noun A widespread ascription of a characteristic or trait to a person or thing.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun Account; estimation; consideration; especially, the estimate attached to a person by the community; character by report; opinion of character generally entertained; character attributed to a person, action, or thing; repute, in a good or bad sense. See character.
• noun Favorable regard; the credit, honor, or character which is derived from a favorable public opinion or esteem; good name; fame.
• noun Synonyms Esteem, estimation, name, fame, renown, distinction.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute.
• noun (Law) The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case.
• noun Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name.
• noun obsolete Account; value.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun What somebody is known for.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun notoriety for some particular characteristic
• noun the general estimation that the public has for a person
• noun the state of being held in high esteem and honor