Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bind_v	king_n	law_n	3,290	5	5.2223	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02615	Information for the master of Stair	Dalrymple, Hew, Sir, 1652-1737.	1695 (1695)	Wing D141A; ESTC R175897	8,419	4

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