Thence (?), adv. [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the adverbal -s; see -wards) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now written thence), AS. ðanon, ðanan, ðonan; akin to OHG. dannana, dannān, danān, and G. von dannen, E. that, there. See That.] 1. From that place. "Bid him thence go." Chaucer.

When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.

&fist; It is not unusual, though pleonastic, to use from before thence. Cf. Hence, Whence.

Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence.

2. From that time; thenceforth; thereafter.

There shall be no more thence an infant of days.

3. For that reason; therefore.

Not to sit idle with so great a gift
Useless, and thence ridiculous, about him.

4. Not there; elsewhere; absent. [Poetic] Shak.

Thence (?), adv. [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the adverbal -s; see -wards) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now written thence), AS. ðanon, ðanan, ðonan; akin to OHG. dannana, dannān, danān, and G. von dannen, E. that, there. See That.] 1. From that place. "Bid him thence go." Chaucer.

When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.

&fist; It is not unusual, though pleonastic, to use from before thence. Cf. Hence, Whence.

Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence.

2. From that time; thenceforth; thereafter.

There shall be no more thence an infant of days.

3. For that reason; therefore.

Not to sit idle with so great a gift
Useless, and thence ridiculous, about him.

4. Not there; elsewhere; absent. [Poetic] Shak.

• From there. (I came thence.)
       This word is unusual in modern usage; the more common phrase would be I came from there. It is more often encountered in older works, or when used poetically.
  
• (Highly literary) Deriving from this or as a result of this.
  
• commonly used in Land Descriptions (Legal Descriptions)