fils
1a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, one 100th of a dinar.
a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, one 100th of a dirham.
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, one 100th of a riyal.
Origin of fils
1- Also fil [fil] /fɪl/ .
Words Nearby fils
Other definitions for fils (2 of 2)
son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.
- Compare père.
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How to use fils in a sentence
At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.
La premiere demande que fit ledit Sieur son fils, ce fut de la sant du Roy.
J'ai l'honneur de vous envoyer ci-joint la liste des ouvrages dont M. Lige fils pourrait entreprendre la traduction.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson CushingVierge: C'est la mre du fils de Dieu et belle-mre de l'glise.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson CushingStaple fils had been for years a great social card in Washington.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeon
I send you an epitaph which he mentions on a tomb in Paris—that of a mother: "Dors en paix, O ma mre, ton fils t'obeira toujours."
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George Eliot
British Dictionary definitions for fils (1 of 2)
/ 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
Origin of fils
1British Dictionary definitions for fils (2 of 2)
fil (fɪl)
/ (fɪls) /
a fractional monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, worth one thousandth of a dinar
a fractional monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, worth one hundredth of a dirham
a fractional monetary unit of Yemen, worth one hundredth of a riyal
Origin of fils
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