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sirventes definition

sir·ventes (sir vent′; Fr sēr vänt′)

noun pl. sirventes -·ventes′ (sir vents′; Fr sēr vänt′)

a Provençal form of verse or troubadour song, usually satirical

Etymology: Prov < sirvent, serving (< L serveint-, root of serveins, prp. of servire, to serve) + -es, -esc < It -esco: (see -esque)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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