TETHERED
tethered
(adjective) confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
tethered
(veterinary) tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles.
(computers, electronics) connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)
Verb
tethered
simple past tense and past participle of tether
Anagrams
• detether
Source: Wiktionary
TETHER
Teth"er, n. Etym: [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider,
tier, Icel. tjo, Dan. töir. *64.]
Definition: A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a
stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.
Teth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tethered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering.]
Definition: To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for
feeding within certain limits.
And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition