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nuncupative

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nun⋅cu⋅pa⋅tive

  [nuhng-kyuh-pey-tiv, nuhng-kyoo-puh-tiv]
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–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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nun·cu·pa·tive   (nŭn'kyə-pā'tĭv, nŭng'-, nŭn-kyōō'pə-tĭv)   
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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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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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