fils

fils¹ (f

Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.

[French, from Latin flius, son; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

fils² (f

ls)

n. pl. fils

See Table at currency.

[Arabic fals, fils, from Latin follis, bellows, windbag, purse, piece of money; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

fils¹ French [fis]

an addition to a French surname to specify the son rather than the father of the same name a book by Dumas fils Compare père

[French: son]

fils², fil [fɪl]

n pl fils

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies)

a. a fractional monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, worth one thousandth of a dinar

b. a fractional monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, worth one hundredth of a dirham

c. a fractional monetary unit of Yemen, worth one hundredth of a riyal

[from Arabic]

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Noun	1.	fils - 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial Yemeni fils Yemeni monetary unit - monetary unit in Yemen
	2.	fils - a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit Bahrain dinar, dinar - the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils Iraqi dinar, dinar - the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils Jordanian dinar, dinar - the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils Kuwaiti dirham, dirham - worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils

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Bahrain dinar
currency
dinar
dirham
Dumas
fractional monetary unit
gossamer
grandchild
grandson
Iraqi dinar
Jnr
Jordanian dinar
Jr
Kuwaiti dinar
Kuwaiti dirham
Kuwaiti monetary unit
père
son
sonny

"To the death," cried the little gray man, "a mort, mon fils.

The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

The army was made up of white slanting lines that filled the air like the cobwebs that float about in autumn and which Dessalles called les fils de la Vierge.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

Launcelot and his knights rescued her, and in doing it slew certain good old friends of yours and mine -- in fact, some of the best we ever had; to wit, Sir Belias le Orgulous, Sir Segwarides, Sir Griflet le Fils de Dieu, Sir Brandiles, Sir Aglovale --"

A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context

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