dexter

1. a. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left. Source: opted

2. a. On the right-hand">right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side. Source: opted

3. adj. on or starting from the wearer's right Source: wordnet

4. 1. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left. On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew. Pope. 2. (Her.) On the hand">right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side. Dexter chief, or Dexter point (Her.), a point in the dexter upper corner of the shield, being in the dexter extremity of the chief, as A in the cut. -- Dexter base, a point in the dexter lower part or base of the shield, as B in the cut. Source: webster

5. On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the righthand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorialrepresentation, this would be the left side. Dexter chief, or Dexterpoint (Her.), a point in the dexter upper corner of the shield, beingin the dexter extremity of the chief, as A in the cut.-- Dexter base, a point in the dexter lower part or base of theshield, as B in the cut. Source: adambom

6. s. on or starting from the wearer's right Source: ecdict

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