A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.
A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.
A whip used for self-flagellation.
A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
An enforced compliance or control.
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
A set of rules regulating behaviour.
A punishment to train or maintain control.
A state of order based on submission to authority.
A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
To impose order on someone.
To train someone by instruction and practice.
To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
To teach someone to obey authority.