adv.
Pronunciation: ' hen(t)s
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English hennes, henne, from Old English heonan; akin to Old High German hinnan away, Old English h ē r here
Date: 13th century
1 : from this place : AWAY
2 a archaic : HENCEFORTH b : from this time <four years hence >
3 : because of a preceding fact or premise : THEREFORE
4 : from this source or origin
– from hence
archaic : from this place : from this time