/ træml; NAmE / verb
( -ll- , NAmE -l- ) [ vn ] [ often passive ] ( formal ) to limit sb's freedom of movement or activity
SYN restrict
—compare untrammelled
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally referring to a type of net used for fishing): from Old French tramail , from a medieval Latin variant of trimaculum , perhaps from Latin tri- three + macula mesh.