9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
noun a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
originFrom court (“demonstration of such respect as is traditionally given at court; attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favour; politeness of manner; civility towards someone”) + -ship (suffix forming nouns indicating a property or state of being).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0