nuncupate
transitive verb
nun·cu·pate
| \ ˈnəŋkyəˌpāt\
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of nuncupate
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
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