courtship Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
wooing; suit; courting.
- its was a brief and intense courtship

The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. Swift.
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.
Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. Obs.
Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state. Shak.
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.