governor vs halter

governor

noun
  • A pilot; a steersman. 

  • A constituent of a phrase that governs another. 

  • A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback. 

  • A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors. 

  • Father. 

  • Boss; employer; gaffer. 

  • The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country. 

halter

noun
  • A halter top. 

  • A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them. 

  • One who halts or limps; a cripple. 

  • A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope. 

verb
  • To place a halter on. 

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