adv. | 1. | |
1. | From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; - used interrogatively. | |
2. | From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; - used relatively. |
Adv. | 1. | whence - from what place or origin or source; "whence did he come?"; "whence comes this splendid feast?"; "sketches the lawless society whence the ballads sprang"-DeLancey Ferguson Synonyms: wherefrom |