Instability, *in-sta-bil-i-tee, s

[Fr. in stabilité, from Lat. instabilitatem, acc us. of insta bilitas, from in- = not, and stab i litas = stability (q. v.); Sp. instabilidad; Ital. in stab i lità.] 1. The quality or state of being instable; want of stability, strength, or firmne in construction; liability to give way or fall. *2. Want of firmne or constancy in purpose; inconstancy; ficklene ; inconsistency of purpose. "Lamenting the instabilitee of the Englishe people."Hall: Henry IV . (an. 1). *3. Changeablene ; mutability. "Instability of temper ought to be checked, when it disposes men to wander from one scheme of government to another." -Add is on: Freeholder.