_Male._ _Female._ | _Male._ _Female._ | Actor Actress. | Lion Lioness. Arbiter Arbitress. | Peer Peeress. Baron Baroness. | Poet Poetess. Benefactor Benefactress. | Sorcerer Sorceress. Count Countess. | Songster Songstress. Duke Duchess. | Tiger Tigress. This, however, in strict grammatical language, is an approach to gender rather than gender itself. Its difference from true grammatical gender is as follows:-- Let the Latin words _genitor_ and _genitrix_ be declined:-- _Sing. Nom._ Genitor Genitrix. _Gen._ Genitor-_is_ Genitric-_is_. _Dat._ Genitor-_i_ Genitric-_i_. _Acc._ Genitor-_em_ Genitric-_em_. _Voc._ Genitor Genitrix. _Plur. Nom._ Genitor-_es_ Genitric-_es_. _Gen._ Genitor-_um_ Genitric-_um_. _Dat._ Genitor-_ibus_ Genitric-_ibus_. _Acc._ Genitor-_es_ Genitric-_es_. _Voc._ Genitor-_es_ Genitric-_es_. The syllables in italics are the signs of the cases and numbers. Now these signs are the same in each word, the difference of meaning (or sex) not affecting them. s. 274. Contrast, however, with the words _genitor_ and _genitrix_ the words _domina_=_a mistress_, and _dominus_=_a master_. _Sing. Nom._ Domin-_a_ Domin-_us_. _Gen._ Domin-_ae_ Domin-_i_. _Dat._ Domin-_ae_ Domin-_o_. _Acc._ Domin-_am_ Domin-_um_. _Voc._ Domin-_a_ Domin-e. _Plur. Nom._ Domin-_ae_ Domin-_i_. _Gen._ Domin-_arum_ Domin-_orum_. _Dat._ Domin-_abus_ Domin-_is_. _Acc._ Domin-_as_ Domin-_os_. _Voc._ Domin-_ae_ Domin-_i_. {219} Here the letters in italics, or the signs of the cases and numbers, are different, the difference being brought about by the difference of gender. Now it is very evident that, if _genitrix_ be a specimen of gender, _domina_ is something more. As terms, to be useful, must be limited, it may be laid down, as a sort of definition, that _there is no gender where there is no affection of the declension_: consequently, that, although we have, in English, words corresponding to _genitrix_ and _genitor_, we have no true genders until we find words corresponding to _dominus_ and _domina_.