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	people_n	regal_a	3,304	5	11.2674	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52784	Collections out of the late Lord Chief Justice Hale's Pomponious Atticus In reference to factions that arise in a state or kingdom; and the mischievous consequences thereof.	Nepos, Cornelius.	1689 (1689)	Wing N424; ESTC R218891	8,810	11

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