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	savoy_n	4,461	5	11.5012	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36100	A Discourse of the dukedom of Modena containing the origine, antiquity, government, manners and qualities of the people : as also the temperature of the climate, with the nature and fertility of the soil.		1674 (1674)	Wing D1603; ESTC R890	14,787	34

atestini_n do_v exercise_v this_o magistracy_n there_o and_o this_o the_o inscription_n of_o a_o old_a stone_n do_v sufficient_o prove_v which_o to_o this_o day_n be_v preserve_v by_o these_o prince_n this_o c._n atius_n have_v two_o son_n aurelius_n and_o flavius_n ateste_n be_v thus_o build_v and_o the_o metropolis_n of_o venetia_n be_v call_v afterward_o esté_fw-fr and_o have_v four_o gate_n oppose_v to_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o black_a the_o white_a the_o triumphal_a and_o the_o capitoline_n gate_n in_o the_o romilian_a tribe_n say_v the_o author_n it_o be_v found_v by_o the_o atii_fw-la ruin_v by_o acarinus_n and_o restore_v by_o aldoardus_n and_o than_o it_o be_v make_v a_o earldom_n afterward_o create_v a_o marquisate_n and_o enlarge_v besiege_v by_o the_o paduan_n take_v by_o ezelinus_n recover_v by_o azo_n burn_v by_o ezelinus_n possess_v by_o those_o of_o padua_n and_o then_o restore_v to_o azo_n and_o afterward_o to_o albertus_n thus_o you_o have_v 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