whence /ʍɛns/adverb 1conjunction 1 adverb1 •(formal, no longer used) From where; from which place or source.Whence came I?"Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms. conjunction1 •(literary) Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thenceThe work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.
