Associations to the word «Whence»

Wiktionary

WHENCE, adverb. From where; from which place or source.
WHENCE, conjunction. (literary) (poetic) used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated

Dictionary definition

WHENCE, adverb. From what place, source, or cause.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats