[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

courtship \court"ship\ k?rt"sh?p, n.
   1. the act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a
      favor. --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. the act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to
      marriage.
      1913 webster

            this method of courtship, by which both sides are
            prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are
            to follow.                            --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   3. courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. obs.
      1913 webster

            trim gallants, full of courtship and of state.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a
      court; court-craft; finesse. obs.
      1913 webster

            she the queen being composed of courtship and
            popery.                               --fuller.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

courtship
     n : a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a
         woman usually with the hope of marriage; "its was a
         brief and intense courtship" syn: wooing, courting,
         suit
see also:
wooing courting suit 

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