dexter

dexter
/dek"steuhr/, adj.
1. on the right side; right.
2. noting the side of a heraldic shield that is to the right of one who bears it (opposed to sinister).
[1555-65; < L: right, favorable; akin to Goth taihswa, OIr dess, Gk dexiós, Lith dešinas, Skt daksina]

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