One-line definition
Permission is the protocol vocabulary of a dominant allowing an act: power exchange rendered in a single word.
Full definition
Permission structures make a dynamic audible: the submissive asks before speaking, sitting, touching, or, in the orgasm-control register, finishing. Each small request re-enacts the entire power arrangement, which is why permission rituals do so much work for so little apparent effort. The grammar runs both ways, since what must be asked for and what is granted freely is exactly where a dynamic’s depth is legible.
Related terms
- Protocol
- Rules
- Orgasm Control
- Denial
- D/s