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'Male'/'female' is to 'gender' as 'left-handed'/'right-handed 'is to…?

Is there a word to describe this? For example, if I ask a guy

What's your ____?

It should mean I'm asking whether he's left or right-handed.

Another example could be

Our designs are not biased against your ____.

Basically, I'm looking for something that means the state of being left- or right-handed which could be used analogously as gender.

EDIT: Sorry for the delay in the edit, but I was tied up. There are some points I'd like to clarify:

  1. I'm not looking for a way to paraphrase my questions. I'm looking for a single word. I know people normally ask something along the lines of "Are you left-handed or not?" People also ask "Are you afraid of the dark?" instead of "Are you scotophobiac?". The word for it, along with 3 others still exists, right?
  2. It has been pointed out that I should go with Our designs are not biased against left-handed people as that is what I mean. But that is not necessarily what I mean.

For example, let's say there is a washbasin with the tap on the right. Clearly, it's biased against lefties. Sometimes, you come across a washbasin with a tap on the left. (The logic being: you use your left hand to turn the tap as your right one's dirty). But, your right hand might not always be dirty, in which case, it's biased against righties.

A washbasin with the tap on the center is, then, handedness-blind or chirality-blind, if you will. (I foresee that some would dwell on Our designs are symmetrical. Please don't.)

I'm looking for a term that would be applicable here, as well as in the 1st example.

My favorite so far is chirality, suggested by Dan Bron in a comment (with 25 upvotes!) But, I'm reluctant to use it because there's no hard proof it's used in that sense

If we are talking about male-female, gender works perfectly. What's your gender? and Our designs aren't biased against your gender. , both work perfectly here.

Sorry for the late edit again. If the consensus is that I rollback, I will. Let me know in the comments.

Best Answer

Another option would be hand-dominance or hand-dominancy as a single word. It is not as common as handedness and I usually see it in medical contexts. (It is usually in two words but you can hyphenate to form a hyphenated compound noun).

Research shows that hand dominancy can be an important feature affecting one's tolerance of pain. According to a 2009 Israeli study from the University of Haifa, right-handed people are more tolerant of pain than left-handed individuals.

Understanding Pain: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers By Naheed Ali, Moshe Lewis

It might encompass the left-hand-dominance and right-hand-dominance better than handedness. Handedness can be better understood as a broader term that covers mixed-handedness and ambidexterity also.

They are mentioned as synonyms in some contexts but here is an explanation of the differences between hand dominance, handedness and hand preference:

Hand dominance means that one hand has the most influence or control. Handedness means that one hand is more reliable for use across a range of skillful acts. Hand preference means that one hand is preferred or chosen.

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Additionally, there are eye-dominance and ear-dominance; and there is the hypernym side-dominance that covers all different types of dominance.

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