Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	authority_n	law_n	legislative_a	2,620	5	12.4064	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55871	The primitive cavalerism revived, or, A recognition of the principles of the old cavaleers published on occasion of some late pamphlets and papers, reviving and justifying the pretentions of the long Parliament, begun in 1641 / by an old loyal cavaleer.	Old loyal cavaleer.	1684 (1684)	Wing P3468; ESTC R3036	10,924	12

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