dexter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite on or starting from the wearer's right

WordNet

Dex"ter adjective
Etymology
L.,; akin to Gr. , , Skr. dakshia (cf. daksh to be strong, suit); Goth. taihswa, OHG. zeso. Cf. Dexterous.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913