Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	baron_n	king_n	lord_n	7,613	5	4.5177	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16248	The decameron containing an hundred pleasant nouels. Wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen.; Decamerone. English	Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625, attributed name.	1620 (1620)	STC 3172; ESTC S106639	719,575	777

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