dextre
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French dextre, borrowed from Latin dextra or dextera; replaced the popular/inherited Old French form destre.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdextre (plural dextres)
- adroit, dextrous
- (dated) right-handed
- Synonym: droitier
- (heraldry) dexter; right-hand side of the shield
- Antonym: senestre
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “dextre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin dexter, dextra or dextera. Replaced the inherited Old French destre.
Adjective
editdextre m or f (plural dextres)
- right; on the right-hand side
Synonyms
edit- (on the right-hand side): droict
Synonyms
editDescendants
edit- French: dextre
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