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	king_n	prince_n	24,028	5	5.5539	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18566	[The Ploughman's tale]	Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.	1535 (1535)	STC 5099.5; ESTC S286	19,099	45

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