Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	honourable_a	right_n	13,405	5	6.9102	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49300	Loves empire, or, The amours of the French court	Bussy, Roger de Rabutin, comte de, 1618-1693.; R. H.	1682 (1682)	Wing B6259A; Wing L3264A; ESTC R3172	98,020	234

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