Dexter

Quick meaning: Dexter is an adjective meaning (archaic outside heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.).

Meaning

(archaic outside heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.).

More Meanings

1. (archaic outside heraldry) The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).

Example Sentences

[…] the dexter lion being gorged […]

my Mothers bloud / Runs on the dexter checke, and this ſiniſter / Bounds in my fathers:

Clovis wiped the trace of Turkish coffee and the beginnings of a smile from his lips, and slowly lowered his dexter eyelid.

On the dexter of the court is a long hall with an arched ceiling and a door, leading to a small oblong shrine with a vaulted ceiling.

Word Forms

• dexters

Synonyms for dexter

Depending on context, synonyms include dextral.

Antonyms for dexter

Common opposites include sinister.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dextral, sir, dex, steer, rightward, rightmost.

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