A courtship is a period in a romantic couple's relationship when they are dating. Most partners go through a courtship before deciding to get married.
The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.
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"
n.
The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a
favor.
n.
The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to
marriage.
n.
Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy.
n.
Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a
court; court-craft; finesse.
Courtship
This method of courtship, [by which] both sides are prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are to follow.3.
Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state.4.
She [the Queen] being composed of courtship and Popery.
The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.
Usage Examples
Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.
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Other Usage ExamplesI had a 2-week courtship with a fellow student in the fiction workshop in Iowa and a 5-minute wedding in a lawyer's office above the coffee shop where we'd been having lunch that day. And so I sent a cable to my father saying, 'By the time you get this, Daddy, I'll already be Mrs. Blaise!'