THENCE Thence, adv. Etym: [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the adverbal -s; see -wards) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now written thence), AS. thanon, thanan, thonan; akin to OHG. dannana, dannan, danan, and G. von dannen, E. that, there. See That.]
1. From that place. "Bid him thence go." Chaucer. When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Mark vi. 11.
Note: It is not unusual, though pleonastic, to use from before thence. Cf. Hence, Whence. Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence. Gen. xxvii. 45.
2. From that time; thenceforth; thereafter. There shall be no more thence an infant of days. Isa. lxv. 20.
3. For that reason; therefore. Not to sit idle with so great a gift Useless, and thence ridiculous, about him. Milton.
4. Not there; elsewhere; absent. [Poetic] Shak.
THENCEFORTH
Thence`forth", adv.
Defn: From that time; thereafter. If the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted it is thenceforth good for nothing. Matt. v. 13.
Note: This word is sometimes preceded by from, — a redundancy sanctioned by custom. Chaucer. John. xix. 12.
THENCEFORWARD
Thence`for"ward, adv.