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fettered Definition


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fetter
noun
    1. A chain or shackle fastened to a prisoner's ankle. Compare manacle.
      Thesaurus: shackles, chains, handcuffs, manacles.
      Form: fetters (usually)
    2. Tiresome restrictions.
      Thesaurus: restraints, constraints, hindrances, obstructions, curbs, checks.
      Form: fetters
verb fettered, fettering
    1. To put someone in fetters.
      Thesaurus: bind, chain, tie, manacle, hobble, shackle, pinion, truss; Antonym: free.
    2. To restrict someone.
      Thesaurus: bind, restrict, confine, tie, encumber, hamper, shackle, curb.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fetor.



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