thou
1. thou \(')thau.\ pn [ME, fr. OE thu-; akin to OHG du- thou, L tu, Gk sy)X
: the one addressed {~ shalt have no other gods before me -Exod 20:3 (AV)}
- used by Friends as the universal form of address to one person
2. thou \'thau.\ vt : to address as thou
3. thou \'thau.\ \'thau.z\ n or thou or thous [short for thousand] pl : a
thousand of something (as dollars)
Webster's English Dictionary