the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery, superiority, or advantage [verb (intransitive)] > have position of advantage > gain a position of superiority (2)
Proverbs and sayings. †to get the hill, to get vantage-ground (obsolete).
A unit of counting, credit, or value. A unit of credit accrued through merit, a good deed, etc.; a unit given in appraising the qualities or…