Main Entry: pa·laes·tra

Pronunciation: \pə-ˈles-trə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural pa·laes·trae \-(ˌ)trē\

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