Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	lord_n	put_v	trust_v	2,318	5	9.5906	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17935	[The siege of Rhodes]	Caoursin, Guillaume, d. 1501.; Kay, John, poet.	1482 (1482)	STC 4594; ESTC S108429	25,230	50

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