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
A56217	Ten quæres upon the ten new commandements of the general council of the officers of the armies, Decemb. 22, 1659 ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1659 (1659)	Wing P4101; ESTC R19378	4,907	10

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