Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	say_a	ship_n	vessel_n	4,717	5	9.9109	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02306	Copy of an act presented to the Parliament by the merchants	Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.	1695 (1695)	Wing C5594AA; ESTC R174192	5,016	6

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