Leicester

From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligore (“the name of a people living by the River Soar”) + ċeaster (“settlement”).

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛstə/

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• (US) enPR: lĕsʹtər, IPA^(key): /ˈlɛstɚ/
• Homophone: Lester

Leicester

1. A city and unitary authority in and the county town of Leicestershire, England.
2. A town in Massachusetts, United States.
3. An English earldom.
4. A surname.

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• Red Leicester

Leicester (plural Leicesters)

1. A sheep of an English breed, valued for its meat and fleece.
   • 1869, Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases (page 328)

     The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.

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