Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	government_n	king_n	monarchy_n	1,384	5	9.4516	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89701	No king but the old kings son. Or, a vindication of limited monarchy, as it was established in this nation, before the late war between the King and Parliament.		1660 (1660)	Wing N1180; Thomason 669.f.24[30]; ESTC R211728	2,942	1

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