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
A61348	The state of the navy consider'd in relation to the victualling, particularly in the straits, and the West Indies : with some thoughts on the mismanagements of the admiralty for several years past, and a proposal to prevent the like for the future : humbly offer'd to the honourable House of Commons, by an English sailor.		1699 (1699)	Wing S5322; ESTC R4014	14,302	16

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