Courtship
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| + | # The act of paying [[court]], with the intent to solicit a [[favor]]. | ||
| + | # The act of [[wooing]] in [[love]]; solicitation of woman to [[marriage]]. | ||
| + | # Courtliness; [[elegance]] of [[manners]]; [[courtesy]]. | ||
| + | # Court policy; the character of a [[courtier]]; artifice of a court; court-craft; [[finesse]]. | ||
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| '''Courtship''' is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage. During a courtship, a couple dates to get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement. Usually courtship is a public affair, done in public and with family approval. | '''Courtship''' is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage. During a courtship, a couple dates to get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement. Usually courtship is a public affair, done in public and with family approval. | ||
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- The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.
- The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.
- Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy.
- Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.
Courtship is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage. During a courtship, a couple dates to get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement. Usually courtship is a public affair, done in public and with family approval.
It includes activities such as dating where couple go together for a dinner, a movie, dance parties, a picnic, shopping or general "hanging out", along with other forms of activity. Acts such as meeting on the internet or virtual dating, chatting on-line, sending text messages or picture messages, conversing over the telephone, writing each other letters, and sending each other flowers, songs, and gifts constitute wooing.
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