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Bingo. A left handed person is sinistrous, a right handed person is dexterous.

An interesting place this is preserved is in heraldry[0], and I've also heard it used in cards (a King, in red, facing the dexter).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_and_sinister



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