† palaestrialadj.
Obsolete. rare.
1. = palaestral adj. 1.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [adjective]
palaestrala1425
palaestrialc1460
palaestrical1579
athletical1581
athletic1585
agonistical1643
agonistic1656
palaestric1658
athletary1660
palaestrian1828
pan-athletic1897
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [adjective]
palaestrala1425
palaestrialc1460
palaestrical1579
palaestric1658
palaestrian1828
c1460 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Harl. 1239) (1895) v. 304 The festes and pleys palestrial.
2. = palaestral adj. 2.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > dwelling of king or ruler > [adjective]
pretoir1485
palaestral?a1513
palaestrialc1550
palatine1598
palatiate1632
palatial?1722
palaceda1789
impalaced1845
palatian1845
c1550 Clariodus (1830) v. 1842 Into this hall triumph and palestriall Up gois the joyous sound instrumentall.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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