Prestige = elite strata. That answers my question.
replyYes, coming from the elite strata is and has objectively been considered signifiers of high status and prestige in most societies throughout human history.
replyI sense that you are trying to imply that I am applying some kind of value judgement in recognising what people have historically found prestigiuous.
If so you are completely missing the point.
That the elite strata is prestigious according to History is tautological considering what History is.
replyOf course that is not at all what I wrote.
replyYou said history. I thought you were referring to that empirical discipline.
replyWhat is prestigious is an empirical question.