THEN

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English than, ~ ~, than, from Old English thonne, thænne; akin to Old High German denne ~, than, Old English thæt that Date: before 12th century at that time, 2. soon after that ; next in order of time , following next after in order of position, narration, or enumeration ; being next in a series , in addition ; besides , 3. a. in that case , (2) — used after but to qualify or offset a preceding statement according to that ; as may be inferred , as it appears ; by way of summing up , as a necessary consequence , II. noun Date: 14th century that time , III. adjective Date: 1584 existing or acting at or belonging to the time mentioned