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
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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