farewell vs tribute

farewell

verb
  • To bid farewell or say goodbye. 

noun
  • A departure; the act of leaving 

  • A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure 

intj
  • Goodbye. 

adj
  • Parting, valedictory, final. 

tribute

verb
  • To pay as tribute. 

noun
  • A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment. 

  • A payment made by one nation to another in submission. 

  • Extortion; protection money. 

  • An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator. 

  • An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift. 

  • A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord. 

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