objective case

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A grammatical term indicating that a noun or pronoun is an object. (See case and nominative case.)

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Observe that the word Christus has no verb following it; it is practically an objective case, governed by thanke in l. 168. '
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Acquiring here expresses the act done, the acquisition; yet governs the following objective case, estate.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
Nay, it is more than probable that who was once wholly used in asking questions, even in the objective case; who did he marry?
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
Government has to do with verbs and prepositions, both of which are said to govern words by having them in the objective case.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell