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
A59437	The miser a comedy acted by His Majesties servants at the Theater Royal / written by Thomas Shadwell.	Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.; Molière, 1622-1673. Avare.	1672 (1672)	Wing S2861A; ESTC R21941	62,964	102

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