Sirvente

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sirvente \Sir`vente"\, n. [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.
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