courtship

n. time of courting; act of courting, wooing

Courtship, traditionally the wooing of a female by a male that, for example, includes activities such as dating (dinner and a movie, a picnic, or general "hanging out"), along with other forms of activity, such as meeting online (also known as virtual dating), chatting on-line, sending text messages or picture messages, conversing over the phone, writing each other letters, and sending each other flowers, songs, and gifts. Courting usually involves getting to know the family (especially the parents) of the one you are courting. Most of the time courting will be done somewhere public, to lower the chances of anything going on between the couple. Some couples who court do not even kiss until marriage.
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) wooing, courting, suit
(hypernym) entreaty, prayer, appeal
(hyponym) bundling

(n.)
The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.
  

(n.)
The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.
  

(n.)
Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy.
  

(n.)
Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.