Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	chief_a	judge_n	king_n	5,911	5	4.0418	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60124	A second vindication of the magistracy and government of England by way of an answer to the several replies &c.	Shower, Bartholomew, Sir, 1658-1701.	1689 (1689)	Wing S3658; ESTC R37550	16,902	8

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