{ , n. [ OF. destrier, fr. L. dextra on the right side. The squire led his master's horse beside him, on his right hand. Skeat. ] A war horse. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A war horse; a destrer. [ Obs. ] “By him baiteth his dextrer.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]