Vantage

n.	1.	Superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage. O happy vantage of a kneeling knee! - Shak.
	2.	A position offering a superior view of a scene or situation; - used literally and figuratively; as, from the vantage of hindsight; also called vantage point.
	3.	(Tennis) The first point scored after deuce; advantage{5}. To have at vantage to have the advantage of; to be in a more favorable condition than. Vantage ground superiority of state or place; the place or condition which gives one an advantage over another. - Bacon. It is these things that give him his actual standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he looks around him. - I. Taylor.
v. t.	1.	To profit; to aid.

Noun	1.	vantage - place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
	2.	vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" Synonyms: advantage

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