adverb
- from what place, source, or cause
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- He returned to the village whence he came.
- The river whence the water flows is polluted.
- She traced the rumor back to its source, whence it had spread throughout the school.
- The ancient castle whence the king ruled still stands today.
- They discovered the cave whence the strange sounds emerged.
- The tradition whence this custom derives is centuries old.