'Courtship' definitions:

Definition of 'courtship'

From: WordNet
noun
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: courtship, wooing, courting, suit]

Definition of 'Courtship'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]