fils
1[fils]
noun, plural fils.
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, the 100th part of a dirham.
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, the 100th part of a riyal.
Also fil.
Origin of fils
11885–90; < Arabic, probably < Greek phóllis a kind of coin
fils
2[fees]
noun, plural fils. French.
Compare père.
fil
[fil]
noun
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Related Words for fils
boy, heir, relative, sibling, child, descendant, lad, male, disciple, native, benExamples from the Web for fils
Contemporary Examples of fils
At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.
Historical Examples of fils
Madiou (fils) describes the mutual cruelties of the French and natives.
He was a gentleman, a fils de famille, of the English aristocracy.
The Rough RoadWilliam John Locke
He could say “mon fils,” just as he could say (with equal veracity) “mon automobile.”
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide PujolWilliam J. Locke
Oh, mon fils, thou wilt write often, and I must know all the news.
Hugh Wynne, Free QuakerS. Weir Mitchell
Dumas fils, Ibsen, Brieux prove the truth of this statement.
Dramatic TechniqueGeorge Pierce Baker
fils
1Word Origin for fils
French: son
fils
2fil (fɪl)
noun plural fils
Word Origin for fils
from Arabic
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