Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	council_n	king_n	privy_a	1,162	5	9.8102	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63117	Free thoughts concerning officers in the House of Commons	Trenchard, John, 1662-1723.; Trenchard, John, 1662-1723. Short history of standing armies in England.	1698 (1698)	Wing T2112A; ESTC T40180	4,169	4

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