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

b

: to utter solemnly : pronounce

they do here … nuncupate this deliberate vow

—Edmund Burke

2

: to declare (a will) publicly : proclaim

how doth that will appear … in whose presence did he nuncupate it

—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

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