ADVANTAGE  , that which gives gain or See also:

• HELPS, SIR ARTHUR (1813-1875)

helps forward in any way . The Fr. avant (before) shows the origin and meaning of this word, the d having subsequently crept in and corrupted the spelling . It is often contracted to "vantage." In some See also:

• GAMES, CLASSICAL

games (e.g. See also:

• LAWN

lawn See also:

• TENNIS (sometimes called royal tennis, and, in America, court tennis)

tennis) the See also:

• TERM

term " vantage " is used technically in scoring (" See also:

• DEUCE (a corruption of the Fr. deux, two)

deuce " and " vantage "; "vantage sets") . A position which gives a better See also:

• CHANCE (through the O. Fr. cheance, from the Late Lat. cadentia, things happening, from cadere, to fall out, happen; cf. " case ")

chance of success than its surroundings is called a " vantage ground." In an unfavourable sense the word " advantage " is used to See also:

• EXPRESS (through the French from the past participle of the Lat. exprimere, to press out, by transference used of representing objects in painting or sculpture, or of thoughts, &c. in words)

express a mean use made of some favourable See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition (e.g. to take advantage of another See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man's misfortunes) .