NUNCUPATIVE

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [Obs.]

2.
a.

Nominal; existing only in name. [Obs.]

3.
a.

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.