Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	husband_n	wife_n	word_n	3,358	5	4.9141	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43360	The arguments of Monsieur Herard for Monsieur the Duke of Mazarin against Madam the Dutchess of Mazarin, his spouse and the factum for Madam the Dutchess of Mazarin against Monsieur the Duke of Mazarin, her husband / by Monsieur de St. Evremont.; Plaidoyez de Mr. Herard pour Monsieur le duc de Mazarin contre Madame la duchesse de Mazarin. English	Erard, Claude, 1646-1700.; Saint-Evremond, 1613-1703. Factum pour Madame la duchesse de Mazarin contre Monsieur le duc Mazarin, son mari. English.	1699 (1699)	Wing H1490; Wing S302_CANCELLED; ESTC R236541	59,638	177

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