Nun*cu"pa*tive (?), a. [L. nuncupativus nominal: cf. F. nuncupatif.]
1.
Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
[Obs.]
2.
Nominal; existing only in name.
[Obs.]
3.
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.
© Webster 1913.