sinistration

sinistration
\\ˌsinəˈstrāshən\ noun (-s)
Etymology: sinistral (I) + -ation
: the quality or state of being sinistral

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/sin'euh stray"sheuhn/, n.
the quality or state of being left-handed.
[1890-95; SINISTR- + -ATION]

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siniˈstration rare.
[f. L. sinistr-, stem of sinister + -ation. Cf. med.L. sinistrāre to go on the left hand, to be adverse.]
a. A moving or turning leftwards. b. The state or condition of being sinistral.
in Cent. Dict.

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