Adverb
From which point onwards (in time or space).
Usage- Formal
- Literary
- not-comparable
- Related words
- henceafterhenceforthhenceforwardhenceforwardshencefromhereabouthereaboutshereabovehereafterhereaftershereagainsthereamonghereanenthereathereawayherebeforeherebyhereforhereforehereforthhereforwardhereforwardsherefromherehencehereinabovehereinafterhereinbeforehereinbelowhereinelsewherehereinsoeverhereintohereinunderheremidhereofhereonhereouthereoverherethroughherethroughoutheretoheretoforehereuntohereuponherewithherewithalherewithinherewithouthithertohitheruntohitherwardhitherwardshowbeithoweverhowsohowsoeverhowsomedeverhowsomeverthatawaythatwisethenceafterthenceforththenceforwardthenceforwardsthencefromthenceoutthereaboutthereaboutsthereabovethereacrossthereafterthereaftersthereagainthereagainsttherealongthereamongthereamongstthereanenttherearoundthereatthereawaytherebeforetherebesidetherebetweentherebeyondtherebythereverthereforthereforethereforththerefromtherehencethereinabovethereinafterthereinbeforethereinbelowthereintothereinundertheremidthereofthereonthereoutthereovertheresoevertherethroughtherethroughouttheretotheretoforethereuntothereupthereupontherewiththerewithaltherewithintherewithoutthisawaythiswisethitherinsoeverthithertothitherwardthitherwardswhateverwhatsowhatsoeverwhatsomedeverwhatsomeverwhatwisewhenaboutwhenaboutswhenaswheneverwhensowhensoeverwhensomeverwhenceafterwhenceverwhenceforthwhencefromwhencewardwhencewardswhereaboutwhereaboutswhereabovewhereafterwhereafterswhereagainstwherealongwhereamongwhereamongstwhereanentwherearoundwhereaswhereatwhereawaywherebeforewherebesidewherebetweenwherebeyondwherebywhereverwhereforwhereforewhereforthwherefromwherehencewhereinabovewhereinafterwhereinbeforewhereinbelowwhereinsoeverwhereintowhereinunderwheremidwhereofwhereonwhereoutwhereoverwheresowheresoeverwheresomeverwherethroughwherethroughoutwheretowheretoforewhereuntowhereupwhereuponwherewithwherewithalwherewithinwherewithoutwhithereverwhitherinsoeverwhithersowhithertowhithertoforewhitherwardwhitherwardswhyeverwhyforwhysowhysoever1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form
- Examples
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The lease expired in 1890, whenceforward the property reverted to its original owner.