confided,ppl.a.|kənˈfaɪdɪd| [f.prec. + -ed.] Given in trust; entrusted. 1841–4Emerson Ess., PoliticsWks. (Bohn) I. 244 Hence, the less government we have the better—the fewer laws, and the less confided power.1855Card. Wiseman Fabiola 266 Their watchful custody of the confided gift.