sou

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and xu.

1. An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

   “He is grey, flat-footed and withered, with long, brittle nails that set your nerves on edge while he scrapes up your two sous.”

2. Cent; pocket money.
3. A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.

   “I do not care a sou for your excuses.”