French

Alternative forms

• sénestre

Adjective

senestre m, f ‎(plural senestres)

1. (dated) (on the) left
2. (heraldry) sinister; left-hand side of the shield

See also

• sinistre
• gauche

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin sinister, sinistrum.

Noun

senestre m (uncountable)

1. left (left-hand side)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sinister, sinistrum.

Adjective

senestre m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular senestre)

1. left (on the left-hand side)

Declension

Descendants

• Norman: s'nêtre