thence

 
Pronunciation: /ðɛns/
(also from thence)

adverb

formal
  • from a place or source previously mentioned: they intended to cycle on into France and thence home via Belgium
  • as a consequence: studying maps to assess past latitudes and thence an indication of climate

Origin:

Middle English thennes, from earlier thenne (from Old English thanon, of West Germanic origin) + -s3 (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound)

The use of thence is similar to whence in that thence and from thence are both used to mean ‘from a place or source previously mentioned’. See also whence (usage).