ˈnəŋkyəˌpāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin nuncupatus, past participle of nuncupare to name, declare, dedicate, contraction of nomen capere, from nomen name + capere to take — more at name , heave
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