courtship
court|ship /k'ɔːrtʃɪp/ (courtships)
1 [N-VAR]
Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting. (OLD-FASHIONED)
After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
The courtship of male and female animals is their behaviour before they have sex.
Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.
1 [N-VAR]
Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting. (OLD-FASHIONED)
After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
The courtship of male and female animals is their behaviour before they have sex.
Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.