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Leicester

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Leicester, First Earl of
See Robert Dudley.
Leices·ter 1  (lstr)
A borough of central England east-northeast of Birmingham. Built on the site of a Roman settlement, it is an important industrial center in a mining and sheep-raising district. Population: 330,000.
Leices·ter 2  (lstr)
n.
1. Any of a breed of large, white-faced sheep having long coarse wool, developed in Leicestershire, a county of central England.
2. A hard cheese similar to Cheddar and usually orange.
Leicester [ˈlɛstə]
n
1. (Placename) a city in central England, in Leicester unitary authority, on the River Soar: administrative centre of Leicestershire: Roman remains and a ruined Norman castle; two universities (1957, 1992); light engineering, hosiery, and footwear industries. Pop.: 293 400 (1994 est.)
2. (Placename) a unitary authority in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop.: 279 923 (2001). Area: 73 sq. km (28 sq. miles)
3. (Placename) short for Leicestershire
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of sheep with long wool, originally from Leicestershire
5. (Cookery) a fairly mild dark orange whole-milk cheese, similar to Cheddar
Leicester2
n
(Biographies / Leicester, Earl of (?1532-1588) M, English, MISC: courtier, MILITARY: soldier) Earl of. title of Robert Dudley. ?1532-88, English courtier; favourite of Elizabeth I. He led an unsuccessful expedition to the Netherlands (1585-87)
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Noun1.LeicesterLeicester - a largely agricultural county in central England
Leicestershire
Bosworth Field - the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII
England - a division of the United Kingdom
Leicester - an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
2.Leicester - an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
England - a division of the United Kingdom
Leicester, Leicestershire - a largely agricultural county in central England


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Sir Leicester Dedlock is only a baronet, but there is no mightier baronet than he.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
and the King left the apartment followed by his gentlemen, all of whom had drawn away from the Earl of Leicester when it became apparent that the royal displeasure was strong against him.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Next, after a year or two with his kinspeople in Lancashire, in the North of England, he came to London, hoping through literature to win high political place, and attached himself to the household of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Queen Elizabeth's worthless favorite.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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