Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	authority_n	foreign_a	jurisdiction_n	1,050	5	9.5170	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84170	The state of France, as it stood in the IXth yeer of this present monarch, Lewis XIIII. Written to a friend by J.E.	Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.	1652 (1652)	Wing E3514; Thomason E1328_2; ESTC R209097	48,352	165

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