nuncupative
[ nuhng-kyuh-pey-tiv, nuhng-kyoo-puh-tiv ]
/ ˈnʌŋ kyəˌpeɪ tɪv, nʌŋˈkyu pə tɪv /
adjective
(especially of a will) oral; not written.
Origin of nuncupative
1540–50; < Medieval Latin (
testāmentum)
nuncupātīvum oral (will), neuter of Late Latin
nuncupātīvus so-called, nominal, equivalent to Latin
nuncupāt(us) past participle of
nuncupāre to state formally, utter the name of (probably <
*nōmicupāre, derivative of
*nōmiceps one taking a name, equivalent to
*nōmi- combining form of
nōmen
name +
-ceps taking, possessing; see
prince) +
-īvus
-ive
Words nearby nuncupative
nunc dimittis,
nunchaku,
nunciature,
nuncio,
nuncle,
nuncupative,
nuncupative will,
nuneaton,
nunhood,
nunivak,
nunn
Example sentences from the Web for nuncupative
British Dictionary definitions for nuncupative
nuncupative
/ (ˈnʌŋkjʊˌpeɪtɪv, nʌŋˈkjuːpətɪv) /
adjective
(of a will) declared orally by the testator and later written down
Word Origin for nuncupative
C16: from Late Latin
nuncupātīvus nominal, from Latin
nuncupāre to name