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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |