Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time):
(of a person) be unable to leave (one's bed, home, or a wheelchair) because of illness or disability:
"he was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu"
dated
(be confined)
(of a woman) remain in bed for a period before, during, and after giving birth:
"she was confined for nearly a month"
ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a noun): from French confins (plural noun), from Latin confinia, from confinis ‘bordering’, from con- ‘together’ + finis ‘end, limit’ (plural fines ‘territory’). The verb senses are from French confiner, based on Latin confinis.