Definitions for fetter
ˈfɛt ərfet·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fetter, hobbleverb

   a shackle for the ankles or feet

2. fetter, shackleverb

   restrain with fetters

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fetternoun

   A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal by its legs (usually in plural).

2. fetternoun

   Anything that restricts or restrains in any way.

3. fetterverb

   To shackle or bind up with fetters

4. fetterverb

   To restrain or impede; to hamper.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FETTERnoun

   It is commonly used in the plural fetters. Chains for the feet; chains by which walking is hindered.

   Etymology: from feet; fettere , Saxon.

   Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. Ecclus. xxi. 19.

   Drawing after me the chains and fetters whereunto I have been thirteen years tied, I have by other mens errours failed. Walter Raleigh, Apology.

   Passion’s too fierce to be in fetters bound,
   And nature flies him like enchanted ground. Dryden.

   The wretch in double fetters bound,
   Your potent mercy may release. Matthew Prior.

   I thought her pride
   Had broke your fetters, and assur’d your freedom. Ambrose Philips.

2. To Fetterverb

   To bind; to enchain; to shackle; to tie.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Neither her great worthiness nor his own suffering for her, could fetter his fickleness. Philip Sidney.

   My conscience! thou art fetter’d
   More than my shanks and wrists. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Fetter strong madness in a silken thread;
   Charm ach with air, and agony with words. William Shakespeare.

   Doth a master chide his servant because he doth not come, yet knows that the servant is chained and fettered, so as he cannot move? John Bramhall, against Hobbes.

   A chain which man to fetter man has made;
   By artifice impos’d, by fear obey’d. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fetter

   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".

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fetter

   A fetter is a chain or manacle typically used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles. It can also refer to a restraining or inhibiting factor or element, restricting someone's freedom or development. In a more symbolic sense, it describes anything that restricts or prevents someone from doing what they want.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fetternoun

   a chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle

2. Fetternoun

   anything that confines or restrains; a restraint

3. Fetter

   to put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind

4. Fetter

   to restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations

5. Etymology: [imp. & p. p. Fettered (); p. pr. & vb. n. Fettering.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fetter

   In Buddhism, a mental fetter, chain or bond shackles a sentient being to saṃsāra, the cycle of lives with dukkha. By cutting through all fetters, one attains nibbāna.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fetter

   fet′ėr, n. a chain or shackle for the feet: anything that restrains—used chiefly in pl.—v.t. to put fetters on: to restrain.—adjs. Fett′ered, bound by fetters: (zool.) of feet bent backward and apparently unfit for walking; Fett′erless, without fetters, unrestrained.—n. Fett′erlock (her.) a shackle or lock. [A.S. feter—fét, feet, pl. of fót, foot.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fetter

   To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet with a chain; to bind; to enchain. Deserters are sometimes fettered while undergoing punishment for the crime of desertion.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FETTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fetter is ranked #8392 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fetter surname appeared 3,944 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Fetter.
   
   93.8% or 3,702 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 86 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 60 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 34 total occurrences were Black.
   0.8% or 33 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 29 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Restrain

Anagrams for fetter »

1. frette

How to pronounce fetter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fetter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fetter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fetter in a Sentence

1. Epictetus:

   Me in chains? You may fetter my leg but my will, not even Zeus himself can overpower.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fetter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fetter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fetter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetter
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fetter
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fetter
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html