I.a high growth, height, tallness.
I. Lit. (good prose): “candor hujus te et proceritas, vultus oculique perpulerunt,” his tall stature, Cic. Cael. 15, 36; so absol., Tac. A. 12, 44; 4, 57; Suet. Vit. 17; Gell. 9, 11; cf. “corporis,” Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 6; Just. 13, 1, 11.—Of plants: “cum admiraretur proceritates arborum,” Cic. Sen. 17, 59: “palmetis est proceritas et decor,” Tac. H. 5, 6: “herbarum,” height, Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 27: “tiliae,” id. 16, 14, 25, § 65: “balsami,” id. 12, 25, 54, § 113: “tollentis se proceritate luxuriosā,” id. 19, 8, 41, § 139.—
II. Transf., in gen., length: “quae (animalia) altiora sunt, ut anseres, ut cygni, ut cameli, adjuvantur proceritate collorum,” Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122: “alces, ni proceritas aurium et cervicis distinguet, jumento similis,” Plin. 8, 15, 16, § 39: “pediculi (glandis) proceritas brevitasque,” id. 16, 6, 8, § 23: “rubri,” id. 17, 13, 21, § 96: “pedum,” Cic. Or. 63, 212.
