Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	great_a	sir_n	19,080	5	5.8097	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48031	The dumb lady, or, The farriar made physician as it was acted at the Theatre-Royal / by John Lacy, Gent.	Lacy, John, d. 1681.; Molière, 1622-1673. Médecin malgré lui.; Molière, 1622-1673. L'amour médecin.	1672 (1672)	Wing L143; ESTC R7295	58,593	94

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