dative : Idioms & Phrases

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dative bond

  • noun a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
    coordinate bond.
WordNet

dative case

  • noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
    dative.
WordNet

Dative executor

  • one appointed by the judge of probate, his office answering to that of an administrator.
Webster 1913

Ethical dative

  • (Gram.), a use of the dative of a pronoun to signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded with interest by some one; as, Quid mihi Celsus agit? How does my friend Celsus do?
Webster 1913