Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)dictionaries

Instar

Lat. Likeness; the likeness, size, or equivalent of a thing. Inatar den-tium, like teeth. 2 Bl. Comm. 295. Inatar omnium, equivalent or tantamount to all. Id. 146; 3 Bl. Comm. 231

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)