sirvente
Americannoun
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sirventes
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sirvente
1810–20; back formation from Provençal sirventes literally, pertaining to a servant, i.e., lover (the -s being taken as plural sign). See servant, -ese
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The sirvente was a song of war or politics, sometimes satirical, sometimes in praise of the exploits of a generous patron.
From Woman's Work in Music by Elson, Arthur
It has even been doubted whether the serventois is not the forerunner of the sirvente instead of the reverse being the case.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
For he was making a sirvente in praise of Guenevere.
From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by Cabell, James Branch
Barral had composed and committed to memory a sirvente or song of battle which he proposed to write out, paper and quill being permitted him in deference to his broken jaw.
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)
A sirvente by an anonymous troubadour shows how anxiously he was expected in Languedoc.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
The society offered an annual prize of a golden violet for the best chanso; other prizes were added at a later date for the best dance song and the best sirventes.
From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.
This animosity was trumpeted forth in two lampooning sirventes criticising the public policy and the private life of the Spanish King.
From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.
The Monk of Montandon refers to him as a merchant in his sirventes upon other troubadours.
From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.
The first sirventes which can be dated with certainty belongs to 1181, and is a call to the allies of Raimon V, Count of Toulouse, to aid their master against the King of Aragon.
From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.
But it was dangerous to dismiss one of these violent poets without good excuse, for he might turn from love songs to sirventes, and satirize her whom before he had extolled as a paragon.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce
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