Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	law_n	positive_a	3,676	5	11.2679	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00116	Articles to be enquired of, in the kynges maiesties visitacion; Visitation articles. 1547	England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII); Church of England.	1547 (1547)	STC 10115.5; ESTC S108733	4,812	14

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