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nun·cu·pa·tive 
[nuhng-kyuh-pey-tiv, nuhng-kyoo-puh-tiv] Pronunciation Key
[nuhng-kyuh-pey-tiv, nuhng-kyoo-puh-tiv] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| (esp. of a will) oral; not written. |
[Origin: 1540–50; < ML (testāmentum) nuncupātīvum oral (will), neut. of LL nuncupātīvus so-called, nominal, equiv. to L nuncupāt(us) ptp. of nuncupāre to state formally, utter the name of (prob. < *nōmicupāre, deriv. of *nōmiceps one taking a name, equiv. to *nōmi- comb. form of nōmen name + -ceps taking, possessing; see prince) + -īvus -ive]
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(nŭn'kyə-pā'tĭv, nŭng'-, nŭn-kyōō'pə-tĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj. Law Delivered orally to witnesses rather than written: a nuncupative will. [Medieval Latin nūncupātīvus, from Late Latin, so-called, from Latin nūncupātus, past participle of nūncupāre, to name : nōmen, name; see n  -men- in Indo-European roots + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: nun·cu·pa·tive
Pronunciation: 'n&[ng]-ky&-"pA-tiv, n&n-'kyü-p&-tiv
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin nuncupativus, from Late Latin, so-called, from Latin nuncupatus, past participle of nuncupare to name, probably ultimately from nomen name + capere to take
: stated by spoken word
Main Entry: nun·cu·pa·tive
Pronunciation: 'n&[ng]-ky&-"pA-tiv, n&n-'kyü-p&-tiv
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin nuncupativus, from Late Latin, so-called, from Latin nuncupatus, past participle of nuncupare to name, probably ultimately from nomen name + capere to take
: stated by spoken word
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Nuncupative
Nun*cu"pa*tive\, a. [L. nuncupativus nominal: cf. F. nuncupatif.]1. Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [Obs.] 2. Nominal; existing only in name. [Obs.] 3. Oral; not written. Nuncupative will or 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.
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