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. - Goldsmith.
	3.	Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state. - Shak.
	4.	Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse. She [the Queen] being composed of courtship and Popery. - Fuller.

Noun

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courtship - 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" Synonyms: courting, wooing, suit

appeal, bundling, courting, entreaty, prayer, suit, wooing