What does "virtue" mean?

See virtue in WNW Idioms

by virtue of

because of; on the grounds of

make a virtue of necessity

to accept with an agreeable or positive attitude that which must be accepted anyway

See virtue in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

/in virtue of

On the grounds or basis of; by reason of: well-off by virtue of a large inheritance.

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