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Sirvente
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Sirˊvente′
,Noun.
[F.
sirvente
, fr. Pr. sirventes
, sirventesc
, originally, the poem of, or concerning, a sirvent
, fr. sirvent
, properly, serving, n., one who serves (e. g., as a soldier), fr. servir
to serve, L. servire
.] A peculiar species of poetry, for the most part devoted to moral and religious topics, and commonly satirical, – often used by the troubadours of the Middle Ages.