used in address; appellative; — said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord
A vocative is a word such as `darling' or `madam' which is used to address someone or attract their attention. a word or particular form of a word used to show that you are speaking or writing directly to someone (vocatif, from vocativus, from vocare; VOCATION)
used in address; appellative; - said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord
{i} (Grammar) word which is employed to address someone; vocative case, case which denotes that someone is being addressed (e.g.: "You are a good boy, John Smith")
the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed relating to a case used in some languages; "vocative verb endings
used in address; appellative; said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord