Vantage /(vȧn"tā̇j; 48)/

Van·tage

Vantage

n.
  1. Superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage. [R.]
    O happy vantage of a kneeling knee!
  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. The first point scored after deuce; advantage{5}. (Tennis) [Brit.]
    It is these things that give him his actual standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he looks around him.

Vantage

v. t.
  1. To profit; to aid. [Obs.]