Sinister

Meaning

Adj

●

Inauspicious,

,

,

(

sinister).

●

Evil or

;

or harm.

●

Of the

side.

●

In Heraldry:

On the

of a

from the wearer's

, and the

to the viewer.

●

Wrong, as

from

or

;

; dishonest.

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Origin

sinister

English

sinistre

Middle English (1100-1500)

sinistra

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

sinestra

Latin

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