Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	earl_n	lieutenant_n	lord_n	3,331	5	3.9961	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41699	Presbytery rough-drawn a satyr in contemplation of the late rebellion.	Gould, Robert, d. 1709?	1683 (1683)	Wing G1433; ESTC R2720	10,325	38

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