dexter

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. on or starting from the wearer's right
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dexter \Dex"ter\, n. [Prob. so named after the original breeder.] One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable both for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build. Called also Dexter Kerry. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dexter \Dex"ter\ (d[e^]ks"t[~e]r), a. [L.,; akin to Gr. ?, ?, Skr. dakshi[.n]a (cf. daksh to be strong, suit); Goth. taihswa, OHG. zeso. Cf. Dexterous.]

1.Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left. [1913 Webster]

On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

2.(Her.) On the 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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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