noun
- Plural of nuncle; uncles (archaic or dialectal form).
Usage: archaic; dialectal; chiefly literary or historical
Examples
- In Shakespeare's King Lear, the character uses 'nuncle' as an archaic form of 'uncle.'
- The old text referred to his nuncles and aunts who lived in the countryside.
- Nuncles was a common variant in Early Modern English literature.
- He greeted his nuncles warmly at the family gathering.