Nun-cū'pa-tive or Nŭn'cu-pā'tive or Nun-cū'pa-to-ry or Nŭn'cu-pa-to-ry, a.
} (Synop. §130), a. Nun-cū'pa-to-ry, or Nŭn'cu-pa-to-ry } [It. nuncupativo, Sp. nuncupativo, nuncupatorio, Pr. nuncupatif, Fr. nuncupatif. See supra.]
- Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
- Nominal; existing only in name.
- Oral; not written.
Nuncupative will, or testament, a will or testament made by word of mouth only, and depending on oral testimony for proof, though afterward reduced to writing. Blackstone. Blount.