Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	great_a	high_a	king_n	15,924	5	3.6752	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05271	Deathes generall proclamation also fine preceptes of vertuous and honest lyfe.	Leigh, Valentine, fl. 1562.	1561 (1561)	STC 15415; ESTC S2174	10,682	51

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