n.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' les-tr ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -trae \ -( ˌ )tr ē \
Etymology: Middle English palestre arena, from Latin palaestra place for wrestling, from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle
Date: 1580
1 : a school in ancient Greece or Rome for sports (as wrestling)
2 : GYMNASIUM