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	parliament_n	time_n	3,589	5	4.0808	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39513	An Account of some transactions in this present Parliament in a letter to a person of quality in the country.		1690 (1690)	Wing E965; ESTC R25052	6,327	10

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