Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	lord_n	sceptre_n	2,040	5	10.9794	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02953	Directions from the king, to the gouernors of the prouinces, concerning the death of the Duke of Guyse Togither with the kings letter to the Lord of Taian. Translated out of French into English by E.A.	France. Sovereign (1574-1589 : Henry III); Aggas, Edward.; Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589.	1589 (1589)	STC 13096; ESTC S119793	2,857	9

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