marshal vs shepherd

marshal

verb
  • To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher. 

  • To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order. 

  • To gather data for transmission. 

  • To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade. 

  • To serialize an object into a marshalled state represented by a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties. 

noun
  • A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering. 

  • A federal lawman. 

  • A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general. 

  • A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal. 

shepherd

verb
  • To watch over; to guide. 

  • To obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds. 

noun
  • A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock. 

  • Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody. 

  • A swain; a rustic male lover. 

  • The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion. 

  • A male sheep tender 

  • A German Shepherd. 

  • A male pastor 

  • A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader 

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