( linguistics) relating to the dative case; " the dative endings"

the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb

Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.

In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office.

Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law.

The dative case. See Dative, a., 1.

Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; - said of an officer.

Denoting the case of a noun or pronoun which expresses the indirect object: usually indicated in English by to or for with the objective case; for example, in the sentence, she gave him good advice, him is in the dative case.

The dative case.

That is given or appointed.

The dative case, the oblique case of nouns, etc., which follows verbs or other parts of speech that express giving or some act directed to the object generally indicated in English by to or for.

Case of the indirect object in nouns.

The case of nouns when they follow verbs that express giving, taking, or some act directed to an object.

In Latin, the case of nouns that usually follows verbs expressing giving, or an act directed to an object; this relation in Eng. is expressed by to or for.

In Anglo- Saxon the absolute case was the dative. – The English Language by Robert Gordon Latham