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nuncupative

[ nuhng-kyuh-pey-tiv, nuhng-kyoo-puh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. (especially of a will) oral; not written.


nuncupative

/ nʌŋˈkjuːpətɪv; ˈnʌŋkjʊˌpeɪtɪv /

adjective

  1. (of a will) declared orally by the testator and later written down
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nuncupative1

First recorded in 1400–50; from Medieval Latin (testāmentum) nuncupātīvum “oral (will),” neuter of Late Latin ԳܲԳܱīܲ “so-called, nominal,” equivalent to Latin ԳܲԳܱ(ܲ), past participle of ԳܲԳܱ “to state formally, utter the name of” (probably from unattested ōܱ, derivative of ō “one taking a name,” equivalent to ō- combining form of ō “name” + -ceps “taker, catcher”); prince ( def ) ) + -īܲ -ive ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nuncupative1

C16: from Late Latin ԳܲԳܱīܲ nominal, from Latin ԳܲԳܱ to name
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Example Sentences

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He left me a small legacy in a nuncupative will, as a token of his kindness to me, and he left me once more to the wide world, for the store was taken into the care of his executors, and my employment under him ended.

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All this taken for granted, the last editor, probably in the course of his professional pursuits, falls on a nuncupative will, dated 1590, of a George Puttenham; already persuaded that such a name appertained to the author of the “Art of English Poetry,” he ventured to corroborate what yet remained to be ascertained.

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All that he could draw from the nuncupative will of this George Puttenham is, that he “left all his goods, movable and immovable, moneys, and bonds,” to Mary Symes, a favourite female servant; but he infers that “he probably was our author.”

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He left me a small Legacy in a nuncupative Will, as a Token of his Kindness for me, and he left me once more to the wide World.

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At all events, we find him singling out his Virginia aide as his nuncupative legatee, bequeathing to him his favorite charger and his body-servant Bishop, so well known in after-years as the faithful attendant of the patriot chief.

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