Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	power_n	prince_n	2,778	5	5.6167	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20838	The practise of princes. Published by A. Ar	Ar., A.	1630 (1630)	STC 722; ESTC S100204	18,364	24

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