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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEXTER, a. [L., 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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: on or starting from the wearer's right

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin; akin to Old High German zeso situated on the right, Greek dexios Date: 1562 1. relating to or situated on the right 2. being or relating to the side of a heraldic shield at the right of the person bearing it • dexter adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. adj. esp. Heraldry on or of the right-hand side (the observer's left) of a shield etc. Etymology: L, = on the right 2. n. 1 an animal of a small hardy breed of Irish cattle. 2 this breed. Etymology: 19th c.: perh. f. the name of a breeder

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dexter Dex"ter, n. [Prob. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dexter Dex"ter, a. [L.,; akin to Gr. ?, ?, Skr. dakshi?a (cf. daksh to be strong, suit); Goth. taihswa, OHG. zeso. Cf. Dexterous.] 1. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left. On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew. --Pope. 2. (Her.) 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. Dexter chief, or Dexter point (Her.), 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.

Moby Thesaurus

astarboard, auspicious, benign, bright, clockwise, conservative, dextrad, dextral, dextrally, dextrocardial, dextrocerebral, dextrocular, dextrogyrate, dextrogyratory, dextropedal, dextrorotary, dextrorse, fortunate, off, on the right, propitious, reactionary, right, right-hand, right-wing, right-wingish, rightward, rightwardly, rightwards, starboard, to the right, white