0 a county (= an area with its own local government) in central England:
The importance of the Leicestershire coalfield declined during the 1980s.
Graham was born in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, and grew up in London.
The countryside of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire abounds with village names that end with thorpe.
Lord Dysart asked Ricardo to redecorate Buckminster Park, his house in Leicestershire.
