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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Courtship \Court"ship\ (k?rt"sh?p), n. 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 1.6 [wn]: courtship n : 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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