A relationship between lovers, to distinguish it from the broader term "relationship", which is not limited to romantic usages and could be ambiguous in some contexts. It is a parallel to the word “friendship”, as well as numerous fanfiction pairing names ending in -ship.
They are in an open lovership.
by IntrospectiveLiz November 22, 2017
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A word to describe two people who are more than friends, but due to certain circumstances cannot be dating. It is in fact not a childish word, but an educated well thought out mature word.
Walter: "Hey Brah whats going on between Maggie and Bob? Are they just friends or are they dating?"

Jo-Jo: "Nah Brah there neither, there in a lovership."
by BoBo Fett1 February 28, 2011
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A term to describe two people who are more than friends, but due to certain circumstances cannot be dating who have a strong emotional commitment to one another but are far away and often beyond physical access most of the time.

Benefits include being able to whine, pamper, understand, defend, help, talk, whisper, use inside jokes with each other, etc.
They bear every semblance to a real couple, except they are not one.
He and I have a long distance Lovership.
by Mamamacho June 22, 2015
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