Stature is somebody's height, or their standing in the world. Of short stature, a man of stature, growing in stature.
The physical sense is formal and medical — of short stature is the clinical phrasing. The figurative sense is the commoner one: a person of stature is respected, and growing in stature means gaining reputation. Note the spelling trap with statue and statute, three words one letter apart with nothing in common; and that all three come from Latin stare, to stand, which is why they look alike.
1nounstatureSomebody's height.
“Although small in stature, she was one of the fastest players on the team.”
2nounstandingSomebody's standing or reputation.
“After winning the prize, the young architect's stature in the profession rose quickly.”
stature is height or standing.
Latin statura means height, from stare, to stand. Statue, statute, state and station come from the same standing, which is why the spellings are so easily confused.
Latin
statūra
Old French
stature
Middle English
stature
English, today
stature
From Middle English stature, from Old French stature, from Latin statūra.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in A Song of Ice and Fire