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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”?

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