wooingceremony
nounUK /ˈwuːɪŋ ˈsɛrɪməni/
US /ˈwuːɪŋ ˈsɛrəmoʊni/
A special party where someone tries to win another person's love.
The prince held a grand wooingceremony to show the princess how much he cared.
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2. A formal event in which a suitor presents gifts to win approval.
The village elders watched the wooingceremony with great interest.
3. A traditional dance performed to impress a potential partner.
Young men practiced the wooingceremony for weeks before the harvest festival.
4. A ceremony marking the start of a formal courtship.
Their wooingceremony was simple, with flowers and songs under the moon.