[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That courts, or pays court.
1580. H. Gifford, Gilloflowers (1875), 154. Thou knowest among the courting crew, How little fayth is forced.
1591. Spenser, Ruins of Time, 202. The courting masker louteth lowe.
1784. J. Potter, Virtuous Villagers, II. 118. What are the joys of courting lovers to connubial happiness!
