Dexter
Dexter (deks"tẽr) , adjective
[Latin,; akin to Greek dexitero`s, dexio`s, Sanskrit dakshina (compare daksh to be strong, suit); Gothic taihswa, Old High German zeso. Compare Dexterous.]
1.
Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left.
On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew.
2.
(Heraldry) 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.
Collocations (2)
Dexter chief or Dexter point (Heraldry) , 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.
Dexter , noun
[Probably 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.