coign of vantage

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coign of vantage

noun coigns of vantage · coigne of vantage

a good position for observation, judgement, criticism, action, etc. ...it seemed as if the traders had occupied with nests, bearing the same proportion to the building, every buttress and coign of vantage, as the martlet in Macbeth’s Castle.

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@misc{coign_of_vantage_2026,
  title = {coign of vantage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coign%20of%20vantage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}