accessary vs adherent

accessary

noun
  • Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense. 

adj
  • Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory. 

adherent

noun
  • A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. 

adj
  • Adhesive, sticking to something. 

  • Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something. 

  • Attaching or pressing against a different organ. 

How often have the words accessary and adherent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )