Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	baron_n	earl_n	knight_n	10,768	5	7.7193	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64606	Epigrams, divine and moral by Sir Thomas Vrchard, Knight.	Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing U135; ESTC R7441	21,116	70

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