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court⋅ship

   [kawrt-ship, kohrt-]
–noun
1. the wooing of one person by another.
2. the period during which such wooing takes place.
3. solicitation of favors, applause, etc.
4. Ethology. behavior in animals that occurs before and during mating, often including elaborate displays.
5. Obsolete. courtly behavior; courtesy; gallantry.
Origin:
1580–90; court + -ship
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Language Translation for : Courtship
Spanish: cortejo, galanteo, German: das Hofmachen, Japanese: 求愛
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court·ship     (kôrt'shĭp', kōrt'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act, process, or period of courting.
  2. Zoology Specialized behavior in animals that leads to or initiates mating.

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courtship

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" 

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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.

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