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, 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 being composed of courtship and Popery.
Fuller.