Where the competition is free, the rivalship of competitors, who are all endeavouring to justle one another out of employment, obliges every man to endeavour to execute his work with a certain degree of exactness.1776, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, page 759:
Such was the amiable Frenchman for whom I felt that perfect friendship, that soldier-like fraternity, which we are only capable of in our youth, before we are alive to feelings of rivalship, before irrevocable courses, furrow and divide the field of futurity.1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book XII. The history of Lord Nelville.] Chap[ter] I.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume III, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, page 145:
rivalship
noun
Etymology From rival + ship (“a fictional romantic relationship between two characters”).
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LifestyleSlang A ship involving characters with an adversarial relationship.
it took me longer to ship drarry bc when i first read HP i was young and pure and didnt care about ships but now im rivalship trash so2015 October 16, kat (@saItkath), Twitter:
where are my femslash rivalships/hateships i want girls who wanna DUEL before they smooch2017 December 20, in the netherdeep (@NatRoze), Twitter:
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I dont like kylo ren bc hes a bitch. Also r*ylo sucks because fuck rivalships she deserves better. Dont @ me2019 March 6, may (@myosotiskills), Twitter: