Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	duke_n	king_n	lord_n	3,773	5	3.7457	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64312	Memoirs of what past in Christendom, from the war begun 1672 to the peace concluded 1679; Selections. 1692	Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.	1692 (1692)	Wing T642; ESTC R203003	165,327	545

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