Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	france_n	time_n	year_n	1,932	5	4.5978	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51275	Geography rectified, or, A description of the world in all its kingdoms, provinces, countries, islands, cities, towns, seas, rivers, bayes, capes, ports : their ancient and present names, inhabitants, situations, histories, customs, governments, &c. : as also their commodities, coins, weights, and measures, compared with those at London : illustrated with seventy six maps : the whole work performed according to the more accurate observations and discoveries of modern authors / by Robert Morden.	Morden, Robert, d. 1703.	1688 (1688)	Wing M2620; ESTC R39765	437,692	610

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ceman_n 25._o set._n 26._o sewa_n or_o shewa_n by_o the_o portugal_n xoa_n or_o xaoa_n a_o very_a large_a and_o opulent_a kingdom_n 27._o shall_v by_o the_o portugal_n xat_fw-la 28._o tiger_n or_o tegra_n one_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o most_o fertile_a kingdom_n where_o the_o former_a king_n keep_v their_o court_n at_o axuma_n 29._o be_v walaka_n by_o the_o portugal_n oleca_n or_o holeca_n the_o 30._o wed_v by_o the_o portugal_n ogge_n of_o all_o these_o the_o king_n of_o the_o abessine_n enjoy_v at_o present_a amhara_n bagemder_n cambata_n damot_n dembea_n enarea_n gojam_n samen_fw-la and_o sawa_n with_o the_o province_n of_o emfras_n mazaga_n tzagade_n wagara_n and_o walkayt_v to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v the_o coast_n of_o abax_n ou_fw-fr de_fw-fr abexim_n who_o chief_a place_n be_v suaquem_fw-la ptolemais_n ferarum_fw-la of_o old_a ercoco_fw-it or_o arguico_n the_o aduliton_n plin._n adalis_fw-la steph._n adule_n ptol._n and_o zeita_n or_o auce_n gurele_n the_o avalite_n of_o 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