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| fet·ter [ féttər ] |
noun (plural fet·ters) |
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1. shackle for ankles: a chain or shackle fastened to somebody's ankles or feet
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2. restraint: a means of confinement, restriction, or restraint
  These harsh rules keep us in fetters.
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transitive verb (past and past participle fet·tered, present participle fet·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular fet·ters) |
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1. put fetters on somebody: to shackle somebody with fetters
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2. restrain somebody or something: to confine, restrict, or restrain somebody or something
fettered by her own inhibitions
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| [ Old English feter< Germanic] |
