Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	absolute_a	king_n	power_n	3,604	5	5.4121	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90200	A persvvasive to a mutuall compliance under the present government. Together with a plea for a free state compared with monarchy.	Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659.	1652 (1652)	Wing O517; Thomason E655_5; ESTC R203026	31,118	47

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