Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	high_a	lord_n	steward_n	3,887	5	11.1026	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50712	Observations upon the laws and customs of nations, as to precedency by Sir George Mackenzie ...	Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.	1680 (1680)	Wing M186; ESTC R5733	107,612	141

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