n. 25B6; verb
the captive was fettered : SHACKLE, manacle, handcuff, clap in irons, put in chains, chain (up); informal cuff; poetic/literary enfetter.
these obligations fetter the company's powers : RESTRICT, restrain, constrain, limit; hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct, hamstring, inhibit, check, curb, trammel.