Balmorality
The English word “Balmorality” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A superficial idealization of Scottish culture, especially the popularity engendered by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's enthusiasm for Scotland.
- An act inspired by Balmorality.
Etymology
From Balmoral + -ity, coined by George Scott-Moncrieff as the title of an essay published in Scotland in Quest of Her Youth (1932).
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