[ser-vent; Fr. seer-vahnt] 
[-vents; Fr. -vahnt] . | a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour. |
| sir·vente (sîr-väɴt', sər-věnt') n. pl. sir·ventes (-väɴt', -věnts') also sir·vent·es (-věn'təs) 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 serviēns, servient-, present participle of servīre, to serve, from servus, servant.] |
