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Procerity

Procerity \Pro*cer"i*ty\, n. [L. proceritas.] Height of stature; tallness. [R.]
--Johnson.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
procerity

"tallness," 1540s, from Latin proceritas, from procerus "high, tall," from pro- (see pro-) + -cerus, from stem of crescere "to grow" (see crescent).

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procerity

n. (context archaic English) tallness, height