consort vs favourite

consort

verb
  • To be in agreement. 

  • To associate or keep company (with). 

noun
  • The spouse of a monarch. 

  • A ship accompanying another. 

  • Association or partnership. 

  • A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument. 

  • A husband, wife, companion or partner. 

  • An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc. 

adj
  • of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager 

favourite

verb
  • To favour. 

  • To bookmark. 

  • To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists. 

adj
  • Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified). 

  • Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers. 

noun
  • A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II. 

  • A person who is preferred or trusted above all others. 

  • A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win. 

  • A bookmark in a web browser. 

  • A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour. 

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