trammel
3 synonyms and 2 antonyms for trammel, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Anything that holds someone back or restricts their freedom or progress.
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Etymology
Traces back through Middle English trameyle to Old French tramail ("net for catching fish"), which came from Late Latin tremaculum, itself from tri- ("tri-") plus macula ("spot, speck; mesh, cell"). It is cognate with Italian tramaglio ("trammel") and Spanish trasmallo ("drift net").
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