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dexter.

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

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɛks.tə/UK/ˈdɛks.tɝ/US
  1. Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)

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Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin dexter (“right”).

noun/ˈdɛks.tə/UK/ˈdɛks.tɝ/US
  1. The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin dexter (“right”).

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