From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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]