Ap·pos'i·tive adjective Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. -- noun A noun in apposition. -- Ap*pos'i*tive*ly , adverb « Appositive to the words going immediately before. Knatchbull. » Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/109
appositive 1. Words, or phrases, that refer to the same person or thing and have the same relationship to other sentence elements. 2. An adjective, or adjectival phrase, directly following the noun it modifies. In the sentence, 'His friend, Martin' the name 'Martin' is in apposition to 'His friend'. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1725/