entrammel
transitive verb
en·trammel
\ə̇n‧, en‧+\
Definition of entrammel
: to entangle or hamper : fetter allowed himself to become entrammeled by convention and society — R. S. Hillyer the eternal melancholy of the entrammeled Irish soul — Liam O'Flaherty
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Origin and Etymology of entrammel
1en- + trammel (net)
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