dungeon mistresses

Noun

dungeon mistress (plural dungeon mistresses, abbreviation DM)

1. A woman who manages a dungeon (a room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity).
   • “She has her own BDSM porn site,” the friend insisted. “It’s called Rayner Terror.” / “Don’t look now, but I think she’s following us.” / They both threw cautious glances over their shoulders and paled to see Solley bearing down on them like a dungeon mistress ready to whoop some ass.2008 July, Gill McKnight, chapter 12, in Falling Star, [Cambridge], N.Y.: Bold Strokes Books, →ISBN, page 148
2. A woman who supervises a dungeon (a room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity).
   • And why was the finger pointed at her by a sister equally seduced by sadomasochism? At first, we consulted the dungeon mistress. She had watched the scene in question.1995, Pauline Miriam, “My Personal Jesus”, in Laura Antoniou, editor, Some Women, New York, N.Y.: Rhinoceros, →ISBN, page 113
3. (rare) A woman who manages a dungeon (an underground prison or vault).
   • Some fans of this game may be saying to themselves by this point, "Gee, I really like the dungeon mistress. She's swell. But I don't feel like she's being properly used. I mean, she has such ample... talents." Don't fret. This level is based on conversion. And we all know that torture is the most...1999, Paul Schuytema, Duncan McPherson, “Conversion”, in GameSpot Game Guide: Dungeon Keeper 2, GameSpot, →ISBN, chapter 7 (The Lands of Dungeon Keeper 2), page 109
4. (uncommon, roleplaying games) A game mistress in Dungeons & Dragons games.
   • Through all this, dear old Sister Agnes, eighty-five and the most lethal dungeon mistress in the land, sat rocking in her chair with her thin weathered face set in a smile. […] “Imagination, combined with a good sense of direction,” said Sister Agnes, “is the surest road to the Divine.” But could...1988–1989 winter, Bill Beattie, “Convents and Cloisters”, in Green Egg, volume XXVI, number 101, Ukiah, Calif.: Church of All Worlds, published summer 1993, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 38–39