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
A59411	Bury-fair a comedy ... / written by Tho. Shadwell ...	Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.	1689 (1689)	Wing S2836; ESTC R18450	62,631	72

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