promontory |ˈprämənˌtôrē|
noun (plural promontories)
a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland: a rocky promontory.
• Anatomy a prominence or protuberance on an organ or other structure in the body.
ORIGIN
mid 16th century: from Latin promontorium, variant (influenced by mons, mont- ‘mountain’) of promunturium .