whenceadv.[OE. whennes, whens (with adverbial s, properly a genitive ending; -- see -wards), also whenne, whanene, AS. hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; akin to D. when. See When, and cf. Hence, Thence.]()1. From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively.()Whence hath this man this wisdom? (Matt. xiii. 54.)Whence and what art thou? (Milton.)2. From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.()Grateful to acknowledge whence his good
Descends. (Milton.)()()