befetter
English
Etymology
be- + fetter
Verb
befetter (third-person singular simple present befetters, present participle befettering, simple past and past participle befettered)
- (transitive) To confine with fetters; restrain as if by fetters.
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
- They are the mute representatives of their tongue-tied, befettered, heavy-laden Nations; who from out of that dark bewilderment gaze wistful, amazed, with half-incredulous hope, towards you, and this your bright light of a French Federation[.]
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
References
- befetter in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.