What is the meaning of Whence?

  • (adv.) From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise or the like; how; -- used interrogatively.
  • (adv.) From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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