"befetter" meaning in English

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          "text": "They are the mute representatives of their tongue-tied, befettered, heavy-laden Nations; who from out of that dark bewilderment gaze wistful, amazed, with half-incredulous hope, towards you, and this your bright light of a French Federation[.]",
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        "(transitive) To confine with fetters; restrain as if by fetters."
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