thence

Definition

From there, from that place or from that time.

Etymology

From Middle English þennes, from þenne + -es (“adverbial ending”), the former from þanan, þanona, from Proto-West Germanic *þananā. Cognate with Westphalian Low German diëne.

Example Sentences

• "I came thence."
• "Cross fix at 6000 feet, thence descend to 3000 feet and fly direct to MAP (missed approach point)."
• "And from thence he went agaynſt yͤ inhabiters of Debir (but Debir was called Kiriath Sepher afoꝛetyme.)"

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