Dictionary entry

Nuncupative

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Nun‐cu″pa‐tive (?), a. [L. nuncupativus nominal: cf. F. nuncupatif.] 1. Publicly or solemnly declaratory.

2. Nominal; existing only in name.

3. Oral; not written.

Nuncupative willortestament, 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.