charnel vs mortuary

charnel

noun
  • A repository for dead bodies. 

  • Part of a helm, now usually identified as the hinge (near the neck) by which the helm was secured to the breastplate. 

  • A chapel attached to a mortuary. 

adj
  • Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral. 

mortuary

noun
  • A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation. 

  • A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. 

adj
  • Of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal. 

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