{"id":599,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/dexter\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:20","slug":"dexter","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/glossary\/dexter\/","title":{"rendered":"Dexter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**Dexter** is a heraldic term, retained in vexillology, denoting the side of a flag or shield that is on the bearer&#8217;s right and therefore on the viewer&#8217;s left. The dexter side corresponds to the hoist of a flag flown from a staff on the viewer&#8217;s left. Dexter is conventionally the more honourable side, and charges of greater importance are placed there.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: On the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom, the three lions passant guardant of England occupy the dexter chief quarter, the most honourable position.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [sinister](\/glossary\/sinister\/), [hoist](\/glossary\/hoist\/), [blazoning](\/glossary\/blazoning\/), [quartered](\/glossary\/quartered\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-599","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}