following vs patronage

following

noun
  • Vocation; business; profession. 

  • A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after. 

  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. 

adj
  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

patronage

noun
  • The act or state of being a customer of some business. 

  • Customers collectively; clientele; business. 

  • A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain. 

  • The right of nomination to political office. 

  • Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support. 

  • The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. 

  • Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. 

  • The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship. 

verb
  • To support by being a patron of. 

  • To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize 

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