Category:Sirvente

Sir`vente", n. Etym: [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.]

Defn: 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.