Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	consul_n	year_n	young_a	26	3	6.0784	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40062	A new and easy method to understand the Roman history with an exact chronology of the reign of the emperors, an account of the most eminent authors, when they flourished, and an abridgment of the Roman antiquities and customs : by way of dialogue, for the use of the Duke of Burgundy / done out of French, with very large additions and amendments, by Mr. Tho. Brown.; Méthode pour apprendre facilement l'histoire romaine. English	Fourcroy, Abbé de.; Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.	1695 (1695)	Wing F1676; ESTC R10724	136,923	350

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