nuncupate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nuncupātus, past participle of nuncupō (“pronounce, name as heir”), contraction of nōmen (“name”) and capiō (“take, seize”).[1]

Verb

nuncupate (third-person singular simple present nuncupates, present participle nuncupating, simple past and past participle nuncupated)

  1. (transitive) To dedicate.
  2. (transitive) To solemnly pronounce
  3. (transitive, law) To declare, usually of a will, by word of mouth only.

References

  1. ^ “nuncupate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Etymology 1

Participle

nuncupāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of nuncupātus

Etymology 2

Verb

nuncupāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of nuncupō
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