sir·vente (sîr-vä t , s r-v nt) also sir·ven·tes (sr-vnt s, -vnts)n. pl. sir·ventes (-vä t, -vnts) also sir·vent·es (-vnts) A form of lyric verse of the Provençal troubadours satirizing political figures, personal rivals, or social morals. [French, from Provençal sirventes, from Old Provençal, from sirvent, servant (the position of a lover towards his mistress), from Latin servi  ns, servient-, present participle of serv re, to serve, from servus, servant.] |
sirvente [səˈvɛnt]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a verse form employed by the troubadours of Provence to satirize moral or political themes
[via French from Provençal sirventes song of a servant (that is, of a lover serving his mistress), from sirvent a servant, from Latin servīre to serve]
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