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Define fetter. fetter synonyms, fetter pronunciation, fetter translation, English dictionary definition of fetter. n. 1. A device, usually one of a pair of rings ...
1. a chain or shackle placed on the feet. 2. (usually fetters) anything that confines or restrains. Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination. transitive verb. 3. to put fetters upon. 4.
Fetter definition: a chain or shackle placed on the feet.. See examples of FETTER used in a sentence.
Definition of fetter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of fetter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fetter somebody to put chains around a prisoner’s feet synonym shackle A man lay fettered on the floor of the prison cell. Word Origin Old English feter , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veter ‘a lace’, from an Indo-European root shared by foot .
Britannica Dictionary definition of FETTER. [+ object] 1. formal : to prevent (someone or something) from moving or acting freely. He found himself fettered by responsibilities. restrictions that fetter [= hinder] creativity. 2. old-fashioned : to put chains around someone's feet to prevent motion. fetter [= shackle] a prisoner.
