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	honourable_a	majesty_n	11,463	5	6.3362	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29290	The cheating gallant, or, The false Count Brion a pleasant novel / translated from the French.	Brémond, Gabriel de.	1677 (1677)	Wing B4345; ESTC R34278	41,177	161

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