"borstal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: borstals [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English *borstile, *borghstile, from Old English beorh (“a hill”) + stigel (“a stile”). The institutions are named after Borstal Prison in Borstal, Rochester, Kent, England. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|*borstile|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English *borstile, {{inh+|en|enm|*borstile}} Inherited from Middle English *borstile, {{inh|en|ang|beorh||a hill}} Old English beorh (“a hill”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} borstal (plural borstals)
  1. (UK) A way up a hill in the South Downs. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-borstal-en-noun-waFB~rqM Disambiguation of Prison: 39 45 17 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 11 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 10 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 10 28
  2. (historical) Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Prison Synonyms: reformatory
    Sense id: en-borstal-en-noun-KDasfGc2 Disambiguation of Prison: 39 45 17
  3. (British, Ireland) Any institution which provides education to young offenders. Tags: British, Ireland Categories (topical): Education, Prison
    Sense id: en-borstal-en-noun-DK5IqOeA Disambiguation of Education: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Prison: 39 45 17 Categories (other): British English, Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bostal (english: Sussex) Derived forms: borstal training

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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