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Originally Posted by West Ender
What does sinister mean in a genealogical context? I am assuming this must be the opposite of the distaff (female) line but I have only heard of sinister in heraldry where it also means female.
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That is where it come from heraldry, when a coat of arms is halved or quartered, the Sinister is on the top left, and the distaff (female line) is on the right. The same terms are used in genealogy.
Retlaw.