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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Courtship \Court"ship\ (k?rt"sh?p), noun
1. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. --Swift.
2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.
This method of courtship, [by which] both sides are prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are to follow. --Goldsmith.
3. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. [Obs.]
Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state. --Shak.
4. Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse. [Obs.]
She [the Queen] being composed of courtship and Popery. --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
courtship
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: {wooing}, {courting}, {suit}]
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