nominative of address

noun

Grammar.

1. a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.

Example Sentences

At about a quarter to four, however, when Miss Arkwright was in the very middle of explaining the difference between a nominative of address and a nominative in apposition, the door opened suddenly, and Miss Kaye made her appearance.

From Project Gutenberg

Vōcalis Ărīon is clearly vocative, or nominative of address.

From Project Gutenberg