See Also: Balzacian(dictionary)

borstal (oh) and Balzacian (iou)


borstal (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Borstal, village in Kent, southeast England, where the first such prison was]
a special prison for criminals who are not old enough to be in an ordinary prison

Balzacian (iou)



Balzacian adjective & noun. L19.
[from Balzac (see below) + -IAN.]
A. adjective. Pertaining to or characteristic of the French novelist Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) or his works. L19.
b. noun. An admirer or student of Balzac or his Writing. E20.