Dom and Sub: BDSM Roles, Power Exchange, and Relationships
Dom and Sub describes a BDSM dynamic in which one partner takes an agreed authority role and the other voluntarily takes a submissive role.
Sub: BDSM Submission, Roles, Power Exchange, and Identity
Sub is an informal term for a BDSM submissive who voluntarily takes a following, receptive, service-oriented, or authority-yielding role.
Dom: BDSM Dominance, Authority, Roles, and Relationships
Dom is an informal term for a BDSM dominant who takes an agreed authority or leadership role with a submissive partner.
Submission: BDSM Power Exchange, Boundaries, and Consent
Submission means voluntarily giving another person limited, negotiated authority within a BDSM scene, relationship, or other specific context.
Discipline: Self-Control, BDSM Rules, Boundaries, and Consent
Discipline means guiding or controlling behavior through rules, training, self-control, or agreed consequences and may have personal or BDSM-related meanings.
Dominant Partner: BDSM Authority, Boundaries, and Consent
Dominant partner describes someone who takes an agreed leadership or authority role in BDSM or greater influence within a relationship.
Dominant: BDSM Authority, Power Exchange, and Consent
Dominant describes a person who consensually takes an authority or leadership role in BDSM, power exchange, or an agreed intimate relationship.
Dom (Sub): Meaning, BDSM Roles, Power Exchange, and Consent
Dom and sub are BDSM terms for the dominant person who leads an agreed dynamic and the submissive person who voluntarily gives limited control.
Dominatrix: Meaning, BDSM Role, Professional Domination, and Consent
A dominatrix is a woman or feminine person who takes a dominant role in consensual BDSM, kink, role-play, or professional domination.