| Instance | n. [ F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See Instant. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Undertook at her instance to restore them. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] The instances that second marriage move These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first instance. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] Most remarkable instances of suffering. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Instance | v. t. I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Instance | v. i. To give an example. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Instancy | n. Instance; urgency. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great instancy gave. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ] |