Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	honourable_a	majesty_n	privy_a	10,396	5	9.6495	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29417	A breif and full account of Mr. Tate's and Mr. Brady's new version of the Psalms by a true son of the Church of England.	True son of the Church of England.	1698 (1698)	Wing B4528; ESTC R35383	16,825	47

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