vantage

An advantage.

Noun

  1. An advantage.
    • The Londoners seeing that they could get no vantage against the duke, who was without their reach, to bewreak their anger they took his arms, which in most despiteful wise they hanged up in the open places of the city...
  2. A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
    • From this point of vantage, we were able to gain an impression of the massive outlines of the main structure, and its intricate maze of girders. - 1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in...
  3. A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
    • O happy vantage of a kneeling knee! - 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies:...
  4. Alternative form of advantage (score after deuce)

Origin

From Middle English vantage, by apheresis from advantage; see advantage.

Forms

vantages vauntage

Derived

coigne of vantage coign of vantage vantage game

Verb

  1. To profit; to aid.
    • needlesse feare did never vantage none - 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

Forms

vantages vantaging vantaged vauntage