dexter

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DEXTER, adjective [Latin , Gr.] Right, as opposed to left; a term used in heraldry, to denote the right side of a shield or coat of arms; as, bend-dexter; dexter-point.
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