Main Entry: prom·on·to·ry

Pronunciation: \ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural prom·on·to·ries

Etymology: Latin promunturium, promonturium; probably akin to prominēre to jut forth — more at prominent

Date: 1548

1 a : a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water b : a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland
2 : a bodily prominence