Palestra

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. {Palestr[ae]}, E. {Palestras}.
     [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written
     also {pal[ae]stra}.] (Antiq.)
     (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for
         athletic exercise in general.
     (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.


         [1913 Webster] Palestric
         Palestrian

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palestra
       n : a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the
           training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: {palaestra}]
       [also: {palestrae} (pl)]