/fils/ , n. , pl. fils .
1. a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
2. a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, the 100th part of a dirham.
3. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, the 100th part of a riyal.
Also, fil .
[ 1885-90; phóllis a kind of coin ]
/fees/ , n. , pl. fils . French.
son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils. Cf. père .