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	lord_n	precedent_n	3,907	5	10.2488	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67398	The necessity of regeneration in two sermons to the University of Oxford / by John Wallis ...	Wallis, John, 1616-1703.	1682 (1682)	Wing W595; ESTC R12565	29,011	54

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