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nuncupative Definition

nun·cu·pa·tive (nuŋ′kyo̵̅o̅ pāt′iv, nun kyo̵̅o̅′pə tiv)

adjective

oral, not written: said esp. of wills

Etymology: LL nuncupativus, so-called, nominal < L nuncupare, to name before witnesses as one's heir < nomen, name + capere, to take: see have

nuncupative Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • will: In his own, nuncupative will in 1635 John Hall left a house in Acton to his daughter, Elizabeth.

Browse dictionary entries near nuncupative

  1. ‹ nuncle
  2. ‹ nuncio
  3. ‹ nunciature
  4. ‹ nunc pro tunc
  5. ‹ Nunc Dimittis
  6. ‹ Nunavut
  7. ‹ nunatak
  8. ‹ nun
  9. ‹ numskulled
  10. ‹ numskull
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