Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	act_n	king_n	time_n	2,549	5	3.6924	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49824	Honesty is the best policy	Lawton, Charlwood, 1660-1721.	1689 (1689)	Wing L739A; ESTC R43362	10,685	6

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