borstal

name

1. A suburb, formerly a village, in Rochester, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7366).

noun

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.

1. A way up a hill in the South Downs.
2. Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.
3. Any institution which provides education to young offenders.

   “You have juvenile courts. Do you have borstal institutions for juveniles?”

   “Seven years ago, I was sent to borstal. Slithering around in the societal sludge, I was forced to admit I'd made a huge mistake – committing robbery.”