Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	captain_n	john_n	lieutenant_n	3,488	5	11.9909	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74980	An abridgement of the English military discipline.	Great Britain. Army.	1676 (1676)	Wing A102A; ESTC R200457	11,408	88

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