fetter
see also: Fetter
Etymology

From Middle English feter, from Old English feter, Proto-West Germanic *fetur, from Proto-Germanic *feturaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-.

Pronunciation
  • (Australia) IPA: /ˈfet.ə/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈfɛt.ə/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈfɛt.ɚ/
Noun

fetter (plural fetters)

  1. A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).
  2. (figurative) Anything that restricts or restrains.
Synonyms Translations Translations Verb

fetter (fetters, present participle fettering; simple past and past participle fettered)

  1. (transitive) To shackle or bind up with fetters.
  2. (transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper.
Translations Translations
Fetter
Proper noun
  1. Surname.



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