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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nun•cu•pa•tive (nung′kyə pā′tiv, nung kyo̅o̅′pə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - Law(esp. of a will) oral;
not written.
- *nōmicupāre, derivative of *nōmiceps one taking a name, equivalent. to *nōmi- combining form of nōmen name + -ceps taking, possessing; see prince) + -īvus -ive
- Medieval Latin (testāmentum) nuncupātīvum oral (will), neuter of Late Latin nuncupātīvus so-called, nominal, equivalent. to Latin nuncupāt(us) past participle of nuncupāre to state formally, utter the name of (probably
- 1540–50
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