dominatrix
noun /ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtrɪks/
/ˌdɑːmɪˈneɪtrɪks/
(plural dominatrices
/ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtrɪsiːz/
/ˌdɑːmɪˈneɪtrɪsiːz/
, dominatrixes)- a woman who controls a man during sex, often using violence to give sexual pleasureWord Originmid 16th cent. (rare before the late 20th cent.): from Latin, feminine of dominator, from dominat- ‘ruled’, from the verb dominari, from dominus ‘lord, master’.