Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To vow publicly and solemnly.
- To dedicate; inscribe.
- To declare orally (a will or testament).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally.
- transitive verb obsolete To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
dedicate . - verb transitive To solemnly
pronounce - verb transitive, law To declare, usually of a
will , by word of mouth only.
Etymologies
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From Latin nuncupātus, past participle of nuncupō ("pronounce, name as heir"), contraction of nōmen ("name") and capiō ("take, seize")
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Examples
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_Ubi sunt eorum tabulae qui post vota nuncupate perierunt_?
On Compromise John Morley 1880
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