procere

English

Etymology

From Latin procerus (tall).

Adjective

procere (comparative more procere, superlative most procere)

  1. (obsolete) Of high stature; tall.
    • 1664, John Evelyn, Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber
      Such lignous and woody plants as are hard of substance, procere of stature, that are thick and solid, and stiffly adhere to the ground on which they stand.

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Italian

Adjective

procere

  1. feminine plural of procero

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Latin

Verb

procēre

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of procor
  2. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of procō

Adjective

prōcēre

  1. vocative masculine singular of prōcērus

References

  • procere in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • procere in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • procere in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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