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	son_n	young_a	12,740	5	8.1846	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63264	Instructions for a young nobleman, or, The idea of a person of honour done out of French.; Pour un jeune seigneur. English	La Chétardie, Trotti de, chevalier, d. 1703.; Spence, Ferrand.	1683 (1683)	Wing T2307; ESTC R6347	23,707	96

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