Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	duke_n	earl_n	knight_n	14,065	5	7.8141	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94422	To His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax: general of all the forces raised by the Parliament, for the Common Wealth of England. The humble representation of the desires of the officers and souldiers in the regiment of horse, for the county of Northumberland.	Wetwang, Joshua.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing T1360; Thomason E475_13; ESTC R203821	5,371	8

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