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
A59452	The squire of Alsatia a comedy, as it is acted by Their Majesty's servants / written by Tho. Shadwell.	Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.	1688 (1688)	Wing S2874; Wing S2865_PARTIAL; ESTC R11237	66,681	98

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