Category:Stature

Stat"ure, n. Etym: [f. stature, of. estature, from l. statura, Originally, an upright posture, hence, height or size of the body, From stare, statum, to stand. See stand.]

Defn: the natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the Human body. Foreign men of mighty stature came. Dryden.