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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADV'ANTAGED, pp. Benefitted; promoted.

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1950 having or providing an advantage and especially a social or financial advantage over others <an advantaged position> <advantaged children>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Advantage Ad*van"tage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advantaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Advantaging.] [F. avantager, fr. avantage. See Advance.] To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit. The truth is, the archbishop's own stiffness and averseness to comply with the court designs, advantaged his adversaries against him. --Fuller. What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? --Luke ix. 25. To advantage one's self of, to avail one's self of. [Obs.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A person or place that is advantaged is in a better social or financial position than other people or places. Some cities are always going to be more advantaged. = privileged ? disadvantaged ADJ