nuncupate
transitive verb
nun·cu·pate
ˈnəŋkyəˌpāt
-ed/-ing/-s
1
obsolete
a
: to inscribe to by way of compliment : dedicate
nuncupating my litany to your ladyship
John Bastwick
John Bastwick b
: to utter solemnly : pronounce
they do here … nuncupate this deliberate vow Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke2
: to declare (a will) publicly : proclaim
how doth that will appear … in whose presence did he nuncupate it Isaac Barrow
Isaac Barrow
Word History
Etymology
Latin nuncupatus, past participle of nuncupare to name, declare, dedicate, contraction of nomen capere, from nomen name + capere to take