Courtship /(k?rt"sh?p)/

Court·ship

Courtship

n.
  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.
    This method of courtship, [by which] both sides are prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are to follow.
  3. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. [Obs.]
    Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state.
  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.