Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	common_a	king_n	lord_n	6,022	5	4.1642	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11376	Of the antient lavves of great Britaine. George Saltern	Salteren, George.	1605 (1605)	STC 21635; ESTC S116514	35,849	88

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