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fetter

fet·ter [ féttər ]


noun  (plural fet·ters)
Definition:
 
1. shackle for ankles: a chain or shackle fastened to somebody's ankles or feet

2. restraint: a means of confinement, restriction, or restraint
These harsh rules keep us in fetters.



transitive verb  (past and past participle fet·tered, present participle fet·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular fet·ters)
Definition:
 
1. put fetters on somebody: to shackle somebody with fetters

2. restrain somebody or something: to confine, restrict, or restrain somebody or something
fettered by her own inhibitions

[ Old English feter< Germanic]
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