Court wife with rings (3)
I believe the answer is:
woo
'court' is the definition.
(both can mean to romance someone)
'wife with rings' is the wordplay.
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'rings' becomes 'oo' (multiple circles).
'w'+'oo'='WOO'
(Other definitions for woo that I've seen before include "Do courting" , "Court; importune" , "Pay court to" , "Court a lady" , "Court, seek to marry" .)