whenceˈforward, adv. rare.
[Properly two words, whence and forward adv.; cf. henceforward, thenceforward.]
a. = prec. b. b. From which place onward.
a 1661 Fuller Worthies, Shropshire (1662) iii. 16 Whence forward and not before, his Forces deserved the name of an Army. 1899 Daily News 1 July 4/6 From hence it is no great way to Woodford, whenceforward the return journey is but a repetition of the outward. |