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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-917/
- Published: 2022-08-03T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-03T18:18:46.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

fetter (noun, verb):

*noun:*  
1 : a chain or shackle for the feet  
2 : something that confines

*verb:*  
1 : to put fetters on : shackle  
2 : to restrain from motion, action, or progress

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetter?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : While now used as a more general term for something that confines or restrains, fetter was originally applied specifically to a chain or shackle for the feet. Not surprisingly, the word’s Old English ancestor, feter, is etymologically shackled to fet, the Old English ancestor of foot. Fetter is also used as a verb with meanings that correspond to the noun’s meanings: a prisoner can be fettered literally, and a person can feel fettered by obligations or responsibilities.

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