fetter
[ fet-er ]
/ ˈfɛt ər /
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noun
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
Usually fetters. anything that confines or restrains: Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination.
verb (used with object)
to put fetters upon.
to confine; restrain.
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Origin of fetter
before 900; Middle English, Old English feter; cognate with Old High German fezzera,Old Norse fjǫturr; akin to foot
OTHER WORDS FROM fetter
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British Dictionary definitions for fetter
fetter
/ (ˈfɛtə) /
noun
(often plural) a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle
(usually plural) a check or restraintin fetters
verb (tr)
to restrict or confine
to bind in fetters
Derived forms of fetter
fetterer, nounfetterless, adjectiveWord Origin for fetter
Old English fetor; related to Old Norse fjöturr fetter, Old High German fezzera, Latin pedica fetter, impedīre to hinder
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