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  1. 1. n. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) Source: ecdict

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