Fetter – Shackles for ankles; Restraint

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Fettered - Chained; Confined

Pronounced as Fett (emphasized) + Uhr {Listen to it here}

It is a derivative of the Old English word Feter.

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  • The mad prisoner was fettered to prevent him from causing any harm to the other inmates.

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1 Brad March 30, 2010 at 10:20 pm

Henry David Thoreau lamented the “golden fetters” that the rich forged for themselves with endless work.

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