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'courtship'

[courtship.n.01] as in: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

Examples:
its was a brief and intense courtship

Origins

					courtship (English)
├── -ship (English)
│   └── -sciepe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── court (English)
    └── cort (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        ├── cors (Latin)
        └── cortem (Latin)