Of, on, or toward the right-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e., the left as it is depicted).

The opposite of sinister

‘It's blue, master, with a red stripe sinister, and a yellow emblem on the dexter side.’

More example sentences ‘It is basically a wide stripe that runs from dexter chief to sinister base.’

‘And they will be even more fortunate if the attendant planets are in dexter aspect’

‘Dexter aspects are considered more direct and effective than sinister aspects; Lilly writes of them ‘Observe the dexter aspect is more forcible than the Sinister’.’

‘It is an impaled shield, but her arms appear on it in the dexter half - where normally the husband's would be shown - and his in the sinister, indicating the higher dignity of the blood that she brought to their union.’