in virtue of something Definition

virtue
noun

1. A quality regarded as morally good.

Example: He has many virtues, including honesty
2. Moral goodness; righteousness.

Thesaurus: honour, integrity, excellence, goodness, morality, purity, worthiness.
3. An admirable quality or desirable feature.

Example: The virtue of this one is its long life
4. Virginity, especially in women.
5. Christianity.
In the traditional medieval hierarchy of nine ranks of angels: an angel of the fifth-highest rank. Compare seraph, cherub, throne, dominion, power, principality, archangel, angel.

Idiom: by virtue of something (in virtue of something)

Because of it; on account of it.
Thesaurus: because of, on the grounds of.

Idiom: make a virtue of necessity

To do something unpleasant with a good grace, from a sense of duty or obligation.

Etymology: 13c: from French vertu, from Latin virtus ‘manliness' or ‘bravery'.