Leicester

Meanings

Proper Noun

• city/and/unitary authority in and the county town of Leicestershire (county) England (constituent country).
• town Massachusetts (country) USA (constituent country).
• An English earldom.

Noun

• A sheep of an English breed, valued for its meat and fleece.

Origin

• From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligore ("the name of a people living by the {{w")}} + ċeaster.