eldest vs former

eldest

noun
  • The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group. 

adj
  • (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards. 

  • (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players. 

former

noun
  • Someone in, or of, a certain form (class). 

  • An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die. 

  • Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder. 

adj
  • First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun. 

  • Previous. 

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