noun Date: circa 1904 an object of a verb in the predicate of a passive construction (as me in “a book was given me” and book in “I was given a book”)
RETAINED OBJECT
Meaning of RETAINED OBJECT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012