meaning of courtship
1. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.
2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.
3. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy.
4. Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.
5. a mans courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman usually with the hope of marriage; "its was a brief and intense
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