Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	abbot_n	bishop_n	ecclesiastical_a	751	4	8.2157	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32776	A second edition of Camden's description of Scotland containing a supplement of these peers, or Lords of Parliament, who were mentioned in the first edition, and an account of these since raised to, and further advanced in the degrees of peerage, until the year 1694.; Britannia. English. Selections	Camden, William, 1551-1623.; Dalrymple, James, Sir, fl. 1714.	1695 (1695)	Wing C376; ESTC R4896	99,150	213

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