Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	5,724	5	4.8029	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60030	A short account how the kingdom of Denmark became hereditary and absolute, by a difference betwixt the Lords and Commons Published as a warning to other nations.		1700 (1700)	Wing S3531A; ESTC R203712	9,732	8

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