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Definition of FETTER

Fetter
Fetter Fet"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fettered; p. pr. & vb. n. Fettering.] 1. To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind. My heels are fettered, but my fist is free. --Milton. 2. To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations. My conscience! thou art fettered More than my shanks and wrists. --Shak.

Meaning of FETTER from wikipedia

- 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...
- fetter is a type of leg restraint. Fetter or Fetters may also refer to: Fetter (Buddhism), Buddhist concept of mental fetter Fetter (surname) Fetters...
- Fetter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Fetter (born 1937), American physicist Chris Fetter (born 1985), American baseball...
- Fetter Lane is a street in the ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London, England. It forms part of the A4 road and runs between Fleet Street at...
- In Buddhism, a mental fetter, chain or bond (Pāli: samyojana, Sanskrit: संयोजना, romanized: saṃyojana) shackles a sentient being to saṃsāra, the cycle...
- Fetters is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Kristina Fetters (1980–2014), American convict Levi Fetters (1831–1893), American politician...
- Michael Lee Fetters (born December 19, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pla**** in Major League Baseball (MLB) for...
- Cole Fetter Gille is an American computer scientist. She worked with Edward Norton Lorenz on chaos theory. Fetter was born to Frank Whitson Fetter and...
- Frank Albert Fetter (/ˈfɛtər/; March 8, 1863 – March 21, 1949) was an American economist of the Austrian School. Fetter's treatise, The Principles of Economics...
- William Fetter, also known as William Alan Fetter or Bill Fetter (March 14, 1928 – June 23, 2002), was an American graphic designer and pioneer in the...