The meaning of COURTSHIP is the act, process, or period of courting. How to use courtship in a sentence.

Courtship is the period when some couples become familiar with each other prior to a possible marriage or committed, de facto relationship. Courtship traditionally may begin after a betrothal and may …

COURTSHIP definition: 1. the time when people have a romantic relationship with the intention of getting married: 2. the…. Learn more.

Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which two people are courting. They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school. After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage …

1. to try to win the love of; to woo. 2. to try to gain (admiration etc). 3. to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc). a member of the court of a king or queen.

Definition of courtship noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, uncountable] (old-fashioned) the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married; the …

COURTSHIP definition: the wooing of one person by another. See examples of courtship used in a sentence.

Nov 22, 2025 · courtship (countable and uncountable, plural courtships) (countable, uncountable) The act of paying court, that is, demonstrating such politeness and respect as is traditionally given at a …

3 [noncount] : an attempt to convince someone to support you or to choose you or your organization the President's courtship of middle-class voters

courtship, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary