/ ˈemɪnəns; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] ( formal ) the quality of being famous and respected, especially in a profession :
a man of political eminence
2.
[ C ] His / Your Eminence a title used in speaking to or about a cardinal (= a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church) :
Their Eminences will see you now.
3.
[ C ] ( old-fashioned or formal ) an area of high ground
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Latin eminentia , from eminere jut, project.