Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	great_a	king_n	secretary_n	1,238	5	9.7864	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16303	Tvvo letters or embassies The one sent by the states of Bohemia, to the Elector of Saxony: the other from the Popes Holines to the Emperour, concerning the troubles of Germany.	Bohemia (Země). Sněm.; Paul V, Pope, 1552-1621. aut; Barlow, William, of Amsterdam.; Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, 1585-1656.; Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1578-1637.	1620 (1620)	STC 3215; ESTC S102769	21,755	45

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