chaperon vs supervise

chaperon

verb
  • To accompany; to escort. 

  • To mother. 

noun
  • A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals. 

  • An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior. 

  • A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead. 

supervise

verb
  • To oversee or direct a task or organization. 

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