stichometry
noun
sti·chom·e·try
stə̇ˈkämə‧trē
plural -es
1
a
: a measurement of books by the number of lines they contain
b
: a list of documents stating how many lines each contains
2
: division of the text of a book into lines
especially : division of texts into lines fitted to the sense (as in manuscripts antedating the adoption of punctuation)
Word History
Etymology
Greek stichos line + English -metry