bequest vs pension

bequest

noun
  • A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will. 

  • The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased. 

  • That which has been handed down or transmitted. 

  • That which is left by will; a legacy. 

  • The act of bequeathing or leaving by will. 

verb
  • To give as a bequest; bequeath. 

pension

noun
  • An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. 

  • A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes. 

  • A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. 

  • A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar. 

verb
  • To grant a pension to. 

  • To force (someone) to retire on a pension. 

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