noun

1. a high or lofty place, thing, etc., as a hill
2. 1. superiority in rank, position, character, achievement, etc.; greatness; celebrity
   2. a person of eminence
3. R.C.Ch. a title of honor used in speaking to or of a cardinal: preceded by Your or His
4. Anat. a raised area, usually on the surface of a bone

Etymology: ME < OFr < L eminentia < eminens, excellent, prominent, prp. of eminere, to stand out < e-, out + *minere, to project, add, for minari: see menace