"senestre" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /sə.nɛstʁ/, /se.nɛstʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-senestre.wav Forms: senestres [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French senestre, from Old French senestre, from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinistrum. Doublet of sinistre, a borrowing from Latin. The expected result of the Middle French senestre, pronounced approximately as /səˈnɛːtrə/, should have been senêtre in modern French (which does exist in heraldic jargon). A spelling-pronunciation, with etymologically restored /s/, came to predominate as the word became increasingly archaic, having been driven out of common usage as the word for "left" by gauche in the sixteenth century. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|senestre}} Middle French senestre, {{inh|fr|fro|senestre}} Old French senestre, {{inh|fr|LL.|sinexter|sinextrum}} Late Latin sinextrum, {{inh|fro|la|sinister|sinistrum}} Latin sinistrum, {{doublet|fr|sinistre}} Doublet of sinistre, {{m|frm||senestre}} senestre, {{m|fr|senêtre}} senêtre, {{m|fr|gauche}} gauche Head templates: {{fr-adj}} senestre (plural senestres)
  1. (dated) (on the) left Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-senestre-fr-adj-2HyCIa9n
  2. (heraldry) sinister; left-hand side of the shield Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-senestre-fr-adj-01Am0cAm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sénestre, senêtre Related terms: sinistre, gauche

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