COURTSHIPS
Noun
courtships
plural of courtship
Anagrams
• strophicus
Source: Wiktionary
COURTSHIP
Court"ship (krt"shp), n.
1. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. Swift.
2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage. This method of courtship, [by which] both sides are prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are to follow. Goldsmith.
3. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. [Obs.] Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state. Shak.
4. Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse. [Obs.] She [the Queen] being composed of courtship and Popery. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
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