procerity

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noun

tallness, height

OriginLatin proceritas →
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Meanings

nounprocerity (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountabletallness, height

    […] when he met with a tall woman he immediately commanded one of his Titanian retinue to marry her that they might propagate procerity.

    1756, Samuel Johnson, Memoires of Frederick III, &c.

Origin

  1. Latinproceritas
  2. Englishprocerity

Borrowed from Latin proceritas.

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APA

procerity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procerity

MLA

“procerity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procerity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procerity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procerity.

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