thence
[ th ens ]
/ ðɛns /
adverb
from that place: I went first to Paris and thence to Rome.
from that time; thenceforth: He fell ill and thence was seldom seen.
from that source: Thence came all our troubles.
from that fact or reason; therefore: We were young, and thence optimistic.
Origin of thence
1250–1300; Middle English
thennes, equivalent to
thenne (earlier
thenene, Old English
thanon(e) thence) +
-es
-s1
usage note for thence
See
whence.
Words nearby thence
then and there,
thenaldine,
thenar,
thenard's blue,
thenardite,
thence,
thenceforth,
thenceforward,
theo-,
theobald,
theobromine
Example sentences from the Web for thence
British Dictionary definitions for thence
thence
/ (ðɛns) /
adverb
from that place
Also: thenceforth (ˈðɛnsˈfɔːθ)
from that time or event; thereafter
therefore
Word Origin for thence
C13
thannes, from
thanne, from Old English
thanon; related to Gothic
thanana, Old Norse
thanan