From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nuncupative \Nun*cu"pa*tive\, adjective [L. nuncupativus nominal: cf. F. nuncupatif.]
1. Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [Obs.]
2. Nominal; existing only in name. [Obs.]
{Nuncupative will} or {Nuncupative 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.
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