If you dare do yourself a profit and a right.
Shak.
Syn. -- Benefit; avail; service; improvement; advancement; gain;
emolument.
Prof"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Profited; p. pr. & vb. n. Profiting.] [F.
profiter. See Profit, n.] To be of service to; to be good to; to help
on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all
men.
The word preached did not profit them.
Heb. iv. 2.
It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently
excellent pieces and beautiful designs.
Dryden.
Prof"it, v. i. 1. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve;
to gain; to advance.