"my esteem" is a proper and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to indicate a feeling of admiration or respect for someone. For example, "I hold my parents in the highest of my esteem."
"You've moved up in my esteem".
A high compliment in my esteem".
PREMINGER (immediately): My esteem for you will not be determined by whether you win or lose.
As I contemplate my own mortality, my esteem for her only grows.
I cede pride of place to no man in my esteem and affection for the founding fathers.
I hope you'll enjoy and pass on to your girls the enclosed tiny token of my esteem and love".
During this time, Constable and Lincoln became close friends; Lincoln is quoted as calling Constable, "my esteemed friend".
Members of the D.C. Council will only refer to each other as "my esteemed colleague".
Finally, a breast augmentation summed up her experience as follows: My confidence level, my self esteem, my self respect, my self worth, everything...it has affected everything.
My confidence, my self-esteem, my humour, the wherewithal to find a really great partner in my husband.
I regret to say that my esteemed friend, Capt.
