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sirvente

noun sir·vente \ sir-ˈvänt \
variants: or sirventes play \sir--ˈven-təs\

Definition of sirvente

plural sirventes play \sir--ˈvänt, -ˈvän(t)s, -ˈven-təs\
: a usually moral or religious song of the Provençal troubadours satirizing social vices

Origin and Etymology of sirvente

French, from Occitan sirventes, literally, servant's song, from sirvent servant, from Latin servient-, serviens, present participle of servire to serve

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