palestra Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
    palaestra.

WordNet

Pa*les"tra noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. , fr. to wrestle.
Wordforms
plural L Palestræ E Palestras
Definitions
  1. (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.

Webster 1913