sirvente

/ser-vent; French seer-vahnt/US // sərˈvɛnt; French sirˈvɑ̃t //UK // (səˈvɛnt) //

仆人,佣人,仆役,佣工

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural sir·ventes [ser-vents; French seer-vahnt]. /sərˈvɛnts; French sirˈvɑ̃t/.
- : a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.

If he had a turn for dramatics he had certainly indulged it now, and given himself strong meat for a new Sirvente of Kings.
The sirvente was a song of war or politics, sometimes satirical, sometimes in praise of the exploits of a generous patron.
The rhymes in the sirvente differed from what we consider correct by consisting always of a repetition of the same word.
Sirvente, sir-vont′, n. a satirical song of the 12th-13th century trouvres and troubadours.
A sirvente by an anonymous troubadour shows how anxiously he was expected in Languedoc.