fetter
fetter Lexical Profile
fetter Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Something that confines, restricts, or curbs freedom of action or expression (usually used in the plural).
"The young poet sought to cast off the fetters of traditional verse and experiment with free form."
A chain or manacle used to restrain a person, typically placed around the ankles.
"The historical museum displayed rusted iron fetters recovered from the seventeenth-century dungeon."
• verb
To confine, restrict, or impede the freedom or progress of someone or something.
"The research team worried that excessive bureaucratic regulations would fetter their scientific innovation."
To restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles.
"The guards were ordered to fetter the prisoners before transporting them across the courtyard."
• Rhymes for fetter
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English feter, meaning a chain or shackle for the ankles, ultimately derived from the Proto-Germanic root related to 'foot'.