recto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēctō foliō (“on the right leaf, on the right page”), the ablative case of the Latin rēctus (“right”). Compare versus (“turned”).

noun

  1. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
  2. (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
  3. (law) A writ of right.

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