Dominant and Submissive: BDSM Roles and Power Exchange
Dominant and submissive describes complementary BDSM roles in which one person takes agreed authority and the other voluntarily yields it.
Submissive: BDSM Role, Submission, Identity, and Power Exchange
A submissive is a person who voluntarily takes a following, receptive, service-oriented, or authority-yielding role in BDSM or power exchange.
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.
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.