dex·ter

[dek-ster]
adjective
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 ).

Origin:
1555–65; < Latin: right, favorable; akin to Gothic taihswa, Old Irish dess, Greek dexiós, Lithuanian dẽšinas, Sanskrit dakṣina

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Dex·ter

[dek-ster]
noun
1.
Also, Dex·ter-Ker·ry [dek-ster-ker-ee] . one of a breed of small, hardy, usually black dual-purpose cattle, derived from the Kerry breed of Ireland.
2.
a male given name.
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dexter1 (ˈdɛkstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  archaic of or located on the right side
2.  (usually postpositive) heraldry of, on, or starting from the right side of a shield from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's left
 
[C16: from Latin; compare Greek dexios on the right hand]

dexter2 (ˈdɛkstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland
 
[C19: perhaps from the surname of the original breeder]

Dexter (ˈdɛkstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
John. 1925--90, British actor and theatre director

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Dexter
masc. proper name, from L. dexter "on the right hand" (see dexterity). Cf. also Benjamin.
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dexter dex·ter (děk'stər)
adj.
Of or located on the right side.

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