Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	act_v	comedy_n	servant_n	2,804	5	7.7353	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55548	A very good wife a comedy, as it is acted by Their Majesties servants at the Theatre-Royal.	Powell, George, 1658?-1714.; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? City wit.; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? Court begger.	1693 (1693)	Wing P3058; ESTC R1147	49,711	57

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