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	people_n	power_n	12,222	5	5.4045	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26177	Reflections on Bishop Overall's convocation-book, M. DC. VI. concerning the government of God's catholick church, and of the kingdoms of the whole world.	Atwood, William, d. 1705?	1690 (1690)	Wing A4178; ESTC R40288	4,753	8

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