/ Dictionary / Index L Leicester: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Leices•ter Pronunciation: (les'tur), [key] — n. See a city in Leicestershire, in central England. 290,600. Leicestershire. one of an English breed of large sheep, noted for its coarse, long wool and large yield of mutton. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: leicester (Thesaurus) Leibowitz Leicestershire Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language