'Stature' definitions:

Definition of 'stature'

(from WordNet)
noun
High level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"
noun
(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot [syn: stature, height]

Definition of 'Stature'

From: GCIDE
  • Stature \Stat"ure\ (st[a^]ch"[~e]r; also, st[a^]t"[-u]r; 135), n. [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.] The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body. [1913 Webster]
  • Foreign men of mighty stature came. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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