borstalEtymologyInherited 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.borstal means A suburb, formerly a village, in Rochester, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7366). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nameA suburb, formerly a village, in Rochester, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7366).nounA way up a hill in the South Downs.Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.Any institution which provides education to young offenders.“You have juvenile courts. Do you have borstal institutions for juveniles?”