Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	law_n	pay_v	tithe_n	1,131	5	9.7496	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19043	Respublica de decimis. Written by Sir VVilliam Cockburne of Langtoun Knight	Cockburn, William, Sir, d. 1628.	1627 (1627)	STC 5460; ESTC S108105	9,316	22

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