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Added 9 October 2026

fetter

/ˈfet.ə/ noun

In Latin: vinculum, compēs Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fetter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal, often by its legs.
Anything that restricts or restrains.

verb

To shackle or bind up with fetters.
To restrain or impede; to hamper.

Origin

From Middle English feter, from Old English feter, Proto-West Germanic *fetur, from Proto-Germanic *feturaz (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to step, walk; to fall, stumble”). Related to foot.

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