Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	call_v	honour_n	king_n	2,041	5	3.5204	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49832	The Lay-man's answer to the Lay-mans opinion, in a letter to a friend.		1687 (1687)	Wing L747; Wing D265_CANCELLED; ESTC R18586	7,591	15

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