Nuncupatory

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He made a nuncupatory will, declaring Augustus his heir, not being able, from the violence of his disorder, to sign one in due form. ❋ Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (N/A)

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: ❋ Unknown (1812)

Yet the Jupiter, (in the 16th book of the Iliad,) who laments with tears of blood the death of Sarpedon his son, had a very imperfect notion of happiness or glory beyond the grave.] [Footnote 97: The soldiers who made their verbal or nuncupatory testaments, upon actual service, (in procinctu,) were exempted from the formalities of the Roman law. ❋ Edward Gibbon (1765)

"Brothers," said he, "you are to be informed that of wills, duo sunt genera, nuncupatory and scriptory, {77a} that in the scriptory will here before us there is no precept or mention about gold lace, conceditur, but si idem affirmetur de nuncupatorio negatur. ❋ Jonathan Swift (1706)

Yet the Jupiter, (in the 16th book of the Iliad,) who laments with tears of blood the death of Sarpedon his son, had a very imperfect notion of happiness or glory beyond the grave.] 97 The soldiers who made their verbal or nuncupatory testaments, upon actual service, (in procinctu,) were exempted from the formalities of the Roman law. ❋ Unknown (1206)