Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	father_n	servant_n	son_n	8,066	5	5.7600	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51032	The magistrat's dignity, duty, & danger set forth in a sermon preached in the High Church of Edinbvrgh, on the anniversary day of the election of the magistrats.	Mackqueen, John, d. 1734.	1693 (1693)	Wing M228; ESTC R22255	26,360	50

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