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What (who) is Fetters - definition
SHACKLES FOR THE FEET
Fetter; Leg irons; Footcuff; Foot cuff; Leg iron; Ankle cuffs; Fetters; Leg shackle; In irons
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Fetters
·pl of Fetter.
fetter
(fetters, fettering, fettered)
1.
If you say that you are fettered by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way. (LITERARY)
...a private trust which would not be fettered by bureaucracy...
The black mud fettered her movements.
= hamper
VERB: be V-ed, V n [disapproval]
2.
You can use fetters to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want. (LITERARY)
= constraints
N-PLURAL: usu with supp, oft N of n [disapproval]
fetter
¦ noun a chain or shackle placed around a prisoner's ankles.
?a restraint or check.
¦ verb restrain with fetters.
?restrict: he was not fettered by tradition.
Origin
OE feter, of Gmc origin.
Wikipedia
Legcuffs
Legcuffs are physical restraints used on the ankles of a person to allow walking only with a restricted stride and to prevent running and effective physical resistance. Frequently used alternative terms are leg cuffs, (leg/ankle) shackles, footcuffs, fetters or leg irons. The term "fetter" shares a root with the word "foot".
Shackles are typically used on prisoners and slaves. Leg shackles also are used for chain gangs to keep them together.
Metaphorically, a fetter may be anything that restricts or restrains in any way, hence the word "unfettered".
Examples of use of Fetters
1. In many schools students are put in chains and heavy iron fetters for the slightest violation of rules.
2. "There never was a threat," said Larry Fetters, a security director for the federal Transportation Security Administration.
3. It is the ability to rise above one’s own desires, rejecting fetters and humiliations, and refusing to submit to any other than God.
4. In the international arena, the DPRK pushes through its intention, saying what it wants to say, neither reading other‘s face nor bound by any fetters.
5. Who would dare put fetters on the godlike sway of the "unitary executive"? To Our Readers The Moscow Times welcomes letters to the editor.