nominative (Adjective) — (grammar) serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb. ex. "nominative noun endings" ex. "predicate nominative"
nominative (Adjective) — Named; bearing the name of a specific person. ex. "nominative shares of stock"
nominative (Adjective) — Appointed by nomination.
nominative (Noun) — The category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb.