Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	king_n	law_n	legal_a	2,470	5	10.2354	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25429	A letter of remarks upon Jovian by a person of quality.	Anglesey, Arthur Annesley, Earl of, 1614-1686.	1683 (1683)	Wing A3174; ESTC R16260	6,612	15

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