Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stature \Stat"ure\, 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.

         Foreign men of mighty stature came.      --Dryden.

Source : WordNet®

stature
     n 1: high level of respect gained by impressive development or
          achievement; "a man of great stature"
     2: natural height of a person or animal in an upright position
        [syn: {height}]