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	sovereign_a	5,620	5	9.6808	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49202	The French King's answer to Mons. Tyrconnel's letter	Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.	1690 (1690)	Wing L3099; ESTC R8999	2,828	4

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