predecessor vs scion

predecessor

noun
  • A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model. 

  • One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. 

  • A vertex having a directed path to another vertex 

scion

noun
  • A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense. 

  • A guardian. 

  • A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family. 

  • The heir to a throne. 

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