sirvente

noun

sir·​vente sir-ˈvänt 

variants or sirventes

sir-ˈven-təs 

plural sirventes sir-ˈvänt  -ˈvän(t)s  -ˈven-təs 

: a usually moral or religious song of the Provençal troubadours satirizing social vices

Word History

Etymology

French, from Occitan sirventes, literally, servant's song, from sirvent servant, from Latin servient-, serviens, present participle of servire to serve

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above