Definition of "nuncupatory" [nun•cu•pa•to•ry]

• Nuncupative; oral rather than written (adjective)

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• "Dishonest people, of course, judge every man by their own shortcomings, so if they do not believe my recommendation to be sincere, I will not argue the point: the red sun wobbles on the edge of extinction too narrowly to allow for a complete examination of the question, and once it is quenched in eternal darkness the issue must appear moot, not to say nuncupatory."
• "He made a nuncupatory will, declaring Augustus his heir, not being able, from the violence of his disorder, to sign one in due form."
• "Mr. Bowyer bad, by a nuncupatory bequest, directed his copy of "ChirihuUs Travels," v-ith MS Notes -, to be presented; which particular copy 1 had afterwards occasion to borrow:"