Trameled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have prevented movement or progress through the use of a restraint or hindrance
2. To restrict someone or something by tying or binding, often metaphorically referring to limitations in freedom or action
3. To place limitations upon an individual or entity, effectively imprisoning them within certain confines or constraints

Etymology: "Trameled" is a past-tense form of the verb "trammel," which is usually spelled "trammeled" in American English. The verb comes from the noun for a net. Old French "tramail" named a multi-layered net for catching birds and fish, and it likely traces back to a Late Latin word for a three-layered net, though the exact Latin source is uncertain. The sense of entanglement came first. A creature caught in a net cannot move freely, and the verb took on that idea of being held back. Someone who is trammeled is restricted by rules, circumstances, or obligations in much the same way.

Synonyms: confined, restrained

Antonyms: free, unrestrained