Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	earl_n	james_n	lord_n	4,242	5	4.5699	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14599	The valiant Scot. By I.W. Gent	I. W., gent.; Henry, the Minstrel, fl. 1470-1492. Wallace.	1637 (1637)	STC 24910; ESTC S119334	35,929	80

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