Female dominance (also known as female domination or femdom) is a BDSM activity in which the dominant partner is female. The term mistress or dominant mistress is sometimes also used. The use of domme, dominatrix, dom, or dominant by any woman in a dominant role is chosen mostly by personal preference and the conventions of the local BDSM scene. The term domme is likely a coined pseudo-French feminine inflection of the slang dom (short for dominant). A dominatrix is typically a paid professional ( pro-domme) as the term dominatrix is little-used within the non-professional BDSM scene. Dominatrices also make use of other forms of servitude. In some instances erotic humiliation is used, such as verbal humiliation or the assignment of humiliating tasks. Dominatrices are known for inflicting physical pain on their submissive subjects, but this is not done in every case. A dominatrix might be of any sexual orientation, but their orientation does not necessarily limit the genders of her submissive partners. dominatrices /- ˈ n eɪ t r ɪ s iː z, - n ə ˈ t r aɪ-/) is a woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities. Work from the 16th century.Ī dominatrix ( / ˌ d ɒ m ɪ ˈ n eɪ t r ɪ k s/ pl.
