Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hauteur \Hau`teur"\, n. [F., fr. haut high. See {Haughty}.]
   Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.

Source : WordNet®

hauteur
     n : overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward
         inferiors [syn: {arrogance}, {haughtiness}, {highhandedness},
          {lordliness}]