catchpole vs regent

catchpole

noun
  • A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors. 

  • An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach. 

regent

noun
  • A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. 

  • A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. 

  • One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. 

  • The chief executive of a regency 

adj
  • Exercising vicarious authority. 

  • Ruling; governing; regnant. 

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