optate vs vote

optate

vote

verb
  • to cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election 

  • to choose or grant by means of a vote, or by general consent 

noun
  • a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. 

  • an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot 

  • any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published 

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