Definition of hence

competent Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable Petersons.com

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hence    (hns) KEY  

ADVERB:

1. 1. For this reason; therefore: handmade and hence expensive.
   2. From this source: They grew up in the Sudan; hence their interest in Nubian art.
2. From this time; from now: A year hence it will be forgotten.
3. 1. From this place; away from here: Get you hence!
   2. From this life.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English hennes, from here : henne (from Old English heonan; see ko- in Indo-European roots) + -es, adv. suff. ; see -s ³

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