pa·les·tra also pa·laes·tra  (pə-lěs'trə)  n. pl. pa·les·trae also pa·laes·trae (-trē) or pa·les·tras also pa·laes·tras A public place in ancient Greece for training and practice in wrestling and other athletics. [Middle English palestre, from Old French, from Latin palaestra, from Greek palaistra, from palaiein, to wrestle.] pa·les'tral, pa·les'tri·an adj. |