The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         Foreign men of mighty stature came.      --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stature
    n 1: high level of respect gained by impressive development or
         achievement; "a man of great stature"
    2: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot [syn:
       stature, height]