coign of vantage

Noun

 * 1) a good position for observation, judgment, criticism, action, etc.
 * 2) * 1867: A description of the (Illustrated London News, Vol LI, p.394)
 * ...a spacious gallery, from which latter coign of vantage an excellent view of the stage is afforded
 * 1) * 1895 A description of the 1895-6 FA Cup First Round match between Southampton St. Mary's and Sheffield Wednesday at the (David Bull, Bob Brunskill, Match of the Millennium, 2000)
 * The enclosure was encircled by a dense and perfect sea of faces. Every coign of vantage had been monopolised, windows and house tops not excepted
 * The enclosure was encircled by a dense and perfect sea of faces. Every coign of vantage had been monopolised, windows and house tops not excepted