[ 'prɒm(ə)nt(ə)ri ]
■ noun ( plural promontories )
1》 a point of high land jutting out into the sea or a lake.
2》 Anatomy a protuberance on an organ or other bodily structure.
Origin
C16: from L. promontorium , var. (influenced by mons , mont- 'mountain') of promunturium .