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	servant_n	theatre_n	2,674	5	12.8313	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59324	Love and revenge a tragedy acted at the Duke's Theatre / written by Elkanah Settle ...	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1675 (1675)	Wing S2698; ESTC R10693	47,551	97

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