noun
also pa·les·tra pəˈlestrə, chiefly Brit -lēs- ; or pa·lais·tra -līs-, -lās-
( plural palaes·trae -eˌstrē ; or palaes·tras -_strəz ; also pales·trae -eˌstrē ; or pales·tras -_strəz ; or palais·trae -īˌstrē, -āˌs- ; also palais·tras -_strəz)
Etymology: Latin palaestra, from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle; probably akin to Greek pallein to brandish — more at polemic
1.
a. : a place in ancient Greece or Rome for teaching and practicing wrestling and other sports
b. : a gymnasium or stadium
2. : athletic exercise or practice ; especially : wrestling
• pa·laes·tral also pa·les·tral -ˈlestrəl adjective