fils

IPA: fˈɪɫz

Used after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the son is being referred to rather than the father.

Examples of "fils" in Sentences

I recall the Nagin fils bust being in the TP, and also the NYC media.
David Cameron may be the youngest PM since Pitt fils; he is likely to be the least successful since Frederick, Lord North.
Bush fils for benefiting from political pull to get into the National Guard and checking a box on a form saying, “do not volunteer”.
Would those who count themselves true-believing, non-equivocating libertarians please tell us whether the Pauls, pere et fils, are their kind of people, the sort they wish to see elected to Congress.
Neurodoc writes: Would those who count themselves true-believing, non-equivocating libertarians please tell us whether the Pauls, pere et fils, are their kind of people, the sort they wish to see elected to Congress.
Derrida reads Freud's legend of "fils" (strings/sons): "The legacy and jealousy of a repetition (already jealous of itself) are not accidents which overtake the fort: da, rather they more or less strictly pull its strings.
May 17th, 2007 at 8: 55 am and yet Finland continues to place high in competitive indexes, productivity ratings, and gdp growth; likewise with similar nordic economies. hmm, maybe Galbraith-fils is on to something. mattsteinglass Says:
In the museum's set, instead of queens, there are viziers, and instead of bishops, there are elephants, which were called fils, according to "Masterpieces From the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," a book about the exhibition that is being published by the museum.