Courtship

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy.

II. Courtship ·noun The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.

III. Courtship ·noun The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.

IV. Courtship ·noun Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.