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Definition of Thence
1. Adverb. From that place or from there. "Roads that lead therefrom"
2. Adverb. From that circumstance or source. "Typhus fever results therefrom"
3. Adverb. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result. "The witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"
Definition of Thence
1. adv. From that place.
Definition of Thence
1. Adverb. From there, from that place or from that time. (''I came thence.'') ¹
2. Adverb. (literary) Deriving from this or as a result of this. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thence
1. from that place [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thence
Literary usage of Thence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; thence eastwards to a point to
be chosen on the ground west of point 1075 (Steinbruch Kogel), ..."
2. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1902)
"radius is 800 feet, 310 feet to a point on Portland street; thence north 64° 40'
east along Portland street 382 feet to a point opposite Essex street; ..."
3. Annual Report by Massachusetts Harbor and Land Commission (1891)
"bridge and the harbor line approved by the Secretary of War, Februarv 1:5, 1890 ;
thence in a straight line, making an angle with the harbor line above ..."
4. Annual Report by Maine Board of Railroad Commissioners (1889)
"Starting from a point on the Dexter & Newport Railroad, 275 feet north of stake "O"
of the old location, and running thence by a 3° curve to the left 1033 ..."
5. Report by California, State Board of Harbor Commissioners (1913)
"From the southeasterly corner of Sixth and Channel streets run along and ou the
northeast line of Sixth street 170 feet ; thence at right angles ..."
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