Plural of enchainment; multiple instances or states of being bound or restricted.
From enchainment plus the regular English plural suffix -s. This form allows discussion of multiple confinements or restrictions.
When 19th-century writers listed 'the enchainments of society, duty, and honor,' they were layering restrictions to show how trapped their characters felt—plural made the suffocation sound worse because it was everywhere.
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