Term: flagellant: a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification
Candidate hypernym: masochist: someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment → 1
Candidate hypernym: amphisbaenidae: worm lizards → 0
Candidate hypernym: bond: a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal → 0
Candidate hypernym: zingiberaceae: a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales → 0
Candidate hypernym: legatee: someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed → 0
Candidate hypernym: indian rhododendron: evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: grid: a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines → 0
Candidate hypernym: politeness: the act of showing regard for others → 0
Candidate hypernym: boarfish: fish with a projecting snout → 0
Candidate hypernym: arctic: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow → 0
Candidate hypernym: esmolol: intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias → 0