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• Main Entry:	mis·tress

• Pronunciation: \ˈmis-trəs\

• Function:  noun

• Etymology: Middle English maistresse, from Anglo-French mestresse, feminine of mestre master  — more at master

• Date: 14th century

1 : a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: as
     a. the female head of a household 
     b. a woman who employs or supervises servants 
     c. a woman who is in charge of a school or other establishment 
     d. a woman of the Scottish nobility having a status comparable to that of a master

This I find most intriguing…  We also have the other parts of the definition…

2    a. chiefly British : a female teacher or tutor
     b. a woman who has achieved mastery in some field
3    something personified as female that rules, directs, or dominates <when Rome was mistress of the world>
4    a. a woman other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
     b. archaic : sweetheart
5    a. used archaically as a title prefixed to the name of a married or unmarried woman
     b.chiefly Southern & Midland : mrs.

Interesting that nowhere does it mention a BDSM relationship with this term.  #4 says “continuing sexual relationship” but is that really so?  Is it a sexual relationship that a Mistress has with her slave or is it more?  #1 says “a woman who has power, authority, or ownership” which I tend to feel is more the case in the realm of BDSM. It’s a topic I enjoy bouncing around with people.

What is your definition of “Mistress”?

I ran across a news article this morning at Fox news pertaining to a recent surge of women who are taking up the profession of being a dominatrix. I’ve shared this in my posts here so all of you can read it.

Though I can admire their ambition, I have some concerns with the idea of someone diving in to make money without a clue of what they are doing.  Safety issues for one.  There are acts in bondage that can be dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing.  From the sounds of this article, it appears that women think this is some easy role playing act as in a school play.

Let’s take an enema for example.  Too much water in the intestines can cause a person to go into a coma.  How many of you are aware of that?  Or caning… hitting a person in the wrong spot with a cane can cause a blood clot that can kill them.  Anybody aware of that?  I can go on and on.  Things that I’ve learned over the course of 25 years in the lifestyle.

While I admire these ladies for persuing this area, I do also hope they are smart and learn about the profession prior to ending up in a situation they never anticipated.