procerity

noun

pro·​cer·​i·​ty

prōˈserətē

plural -es

archaic

: height, tallness

Word History

Etymology

Latin proceritas, from procerus high, tall (from pro- forward + -cerus, from the stem of crescere to grow) + -itas -ity

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