Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	king_n	majesty_n	10,823	5	5.9393	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16294	Bohemica iura defensa. = The Bohemian lawes or rights defended, against the informer or an answer to an information, falsly so called, secretly printed and divulged against the writings published by the states of Bohemia. Translated out of Latin by I.H.; Bohemica jura defensa. English.	Harrison, John, fl. 1610-1638, attributed name.; Holy Roman Empire. Emperor (1619-1637 : Ferdinand II); Holy Roman Empire. Emperor (1612-1619 : Matthias); Spain. Sovereign (1598-1621 : Philip III)	1620 (1620)	STC 3205; ESTC S121199	29,084	53

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