suitorshipn.

Brit.

/ˈsuːtəʃɪp/,

/ˈsjuːtəʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈsudərˌʃɪp/

Forms: see suitor n. and -ship suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suitor n., -ship suffix.

Etymology: < suitor n. + -ship suffix.

The action of seeking a woman's hand in marriage; behaviour by a man intended to persuade a woman to marry him. Sometimes also more widely: the action of pursuing a relationship or sexual relations with another. Formerly also: the state or condition of being a petitioner or suppliant (see suitor n. 4a).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > one who requests > [noun] > one who petitions or appeals > condition of being

suitorshipc1640

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > [noun] > seeking hand in marriage > one who > condition of

suitorshipc1640

c1640 Grobiana's Nuptialls (MS Bodl. 30) iv, in Grobianus in Eng. (1904) 174 A halph dozen men..will adventure upon the boldnesse of sutorship.

1794 A. E. Booth tr. B. Naubert Alf von Deulmen II. 261 The best thing, indeed, that he [sc. the Duke of Poland] could do, would be to..prevent the Duke of Saxony's further suitorship for the Princess Adela.

1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster I. 6 This distinguished personage was now in the fifth year of his suitorship.

1878 J. Morley Diderot I. 125 They revolted..against the old system of suitorship and protection.

2014 @ZumbiCvrtel 18 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 18 June 2019) Dating is a dying form of suitorship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suitorship
释义	suitorshipn. Brit. /ˈsuːtəʃɪp/, /ˈsjuːtəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈsudərˌʃɪp/ Forms: see suitor n. and -ship suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suitor n., -ship suffix. Etymology: < suitor n. + -ship suffix. The action of seeking a woman's hand in marriage; behaviour by a man intended to persuade a woman to marry him. Sometimes also more widely: the action of pursuing a relationship or sexual relations with another. Formerly also: the state or condition of being a petitioner or suppliant (see suitor n. 4a). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > one who requests > [noun] > one who petitions or appeals > condition of being suitorshipc1640 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > [noun] > seeking hand in marriage > one who > condition of suitorshipc1640 c1640 Grobiana's Nuptialls (MS Bodl. 30) iv, in Grobianus in Eng. (1904) 174 A halph dozen men..will adventure upon the boldnesse of sutorship. 1794 A. E. Booth tr. B. Naubert Alf von Deulmen II. 261 The best thing, indeed, that he [sc. the Duke of Poland] could do, would be to..prevent the Duke of Saxony's further suitorship for the Princess Adela. 1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster I. 6 This distinguished personage was now in the fifth year of his suitorship. 1878 J. Morley Diderot I. 125 They revolted..against the old system of suitorship and protection. 2014 @ZumbiCvrtel 18 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 18 June 2019) Dating is a dying form of suitorship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1640
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