Pa*les"tra (?), n.; pl. L.
Palestræ (#), E. Palestras
(#). [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.]
[Written also palæstra.] (Antiq.)
(a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or
place for athletic exercise in general. (b)
A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.