instantie
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin instantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from instans (“urgent”). See instant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
instantie f (plural instanties, diminutive instantietje n)
- authority
- agency, bureau
- instance (only in limited contexts)
- In eerste instantie ― In the first instance
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: instansi