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{{Short description|Erotic roleplay involving the submission of one person to another}}
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[[File:Le Rêve d'un flagellant by George Topfer.jpg|thumb|A 1921 illustration of [[female submission]]. The male is clothed while the female is naked and waiting on corporal punishment being administered on her. The art is by Georges Topfer from his work ''Le rêve d’un flagellant'' ("The Dream of a Flagellant").]]

'''Dominance and submission''' ('''D/s''') is a set of behaviors, customs, and rituals involving the submission of one person to another in an erotic episode or [[lifestyle (sociology)|lifestyle]]. It is a subset of [[BDSM]]. This form of sexual contact and pleasure has been shown to please a minority of people.<ref name=":2" />

Physical contact is not necessary, and D/s can be conducted anonymously over the telephone, email, or other messaging systems. In other cases, it can be intensely physical, sometimes crossing into [[sadomasochism]]. In D/s, both parties take pleasure or erotic enjoyment from either dominating or being dominated. Those who take the superior position are called ''dominants''—''Doms'' (regardless of gender) or ''[[Female domination|Dommes]]'' (female)—while those who take the subordinate position are called ''submissive'', or ''subs''. A ''switch'' is an individual who plays either role. Two switches together may negotiate and exchange roles several times in a session. The term ''[[dominatrix]]'' usually refers to a female [[sex worker]] who dominates others for pay<ref name="Fedoroff 637">{{cite journal |last=Fedoroff |first=Paul J. |year=2008 |title=Sadism, Sadomasochism, Sex, and Violence |journal=Canadian Journal of Psychiatry |volume=53 |issue=10 |pages=637–646 |doi=10.1177/070674370805301003 |pmid=18940032 |doi-access=free}}:"Sexual arousal from consensual interactions that include domination should be distinguished from non consensual sex acts."</ref> while the term ''[[Male dominance (BDSM)|maledom]]'' is used for a sexually dominant male in BDSM practices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maledom Definition & Meaning {{!}} YourDictionary |url=https://www.yourdictionary.com/maledom |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.yourdictionary.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=maledom - Dictionary of sexual terms |url=https://www.sex-lexis.com/-dictionary/maledom |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.sex-lexis.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=maledom — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik |url=https://www.wordnik.com/words/maledom |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Wordnik.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What does maledom mean? |url=https://www.definitions.net/definition/maledom |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.definitions.net}}</ref>