Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	duke_n	king_n	lancaster_n	2,834	5	11.3467	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57525	The prince, or, Maxims of state written by Sir Walter Ravvley ...	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.	1642 (1642)	Wing R179; ESTC R23010	25,911	54

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