Crossword clues for nuncupative
nuncupative
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nuncupative
Nuncupative \Nun*cu"pa*tive\, a. [L. nuncupativus nominal: cf. F. nuncupatif.]
Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [Obs.]
Nominal; existing only in name. [Obs.]
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Oral; not written.
Nuncupative will or Nuncupative testament, a will or testament made by word of mouth only, before witnesses, as by a soldier or seaman, and depending on oral testimony for proof.
--Blackstone.
Wiktionary
nuncupative
a. 1 oral; not written. 2 (context obsolete English) publicly or solemnly declaratory. 3 (context obsolete English) nominal; existing only in name.
Usage examples of "nuncupative".
All was well in the kingdom, the nuncupative oozings of the Worm notwithstanding.
He left me a small legacy in a nuncupative will, as a token of his kindness for me, and he left me once more to the wide world.