courtship

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US /ˈkɔrtʃɪp/ UK /ˈkɔːtʃɪp/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the period or activity of wooing someone with a view to marriage

Their courtship lasted two years before they finally wed.

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1 noun · the period or activity of... wooing courting romance suit

Word family

Related forms court courter courtly

Etymology

From 'court' (the verb 'to woo') plus the suffix '-ship'. 'Court' is from Old French 'cort', from Latin 'cohors' ('enclosure, retinue').

cohors Latin

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# courtship

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkɔrtʃɪp
**IPA (UK):** ˈkɔːtʃɪp

## Meanings
1. the period or activity of wooing someone with a view to marriage

## Examples
- Their courtship lasted two years before they finally wed.

## Synonyms
- wooing
- courting
- romance
- suit

## Related Forms
- court
- courter
- courtly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cohors

## Etymology
From 'court' (the verb 'to woo') plus the suffix '-ship'. 'Court' is from Old French 'cort', from Latin 'cohors' ('enclosure, retinue').

## AI Etymology
Courtship is a noun meaning "the period or activity of wooing someone with a view to marriage". Historically, it is from 'court' (the verb 'to woo') plus the suffix '-ship'. 'Court' is from Old French 'cort', from Latin 'cohors' ('enclosure, retinue'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: courtship is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the period or activity of wooing someone with a view to marriage", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain is anchored in Latin cohors. Close English family members include court, courter, and courtly.

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- Word Formation & Derivatives

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