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Definition of Sirvente
1. n. 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.
Definition of Sirvente
1. Noun. (music) A mostly satirical song sung by the troubadours of Provence ¹
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Definition of Sirvente
1. a satirical medieval song or poem [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sirvente
Literary usage of Sirvente
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II. by Thomas Wright (1839)
"The following sirvente, by the same author, is also directed against Henry ...
I am seized by a great desire of writing a sirvente,—O rich yet cowardly men ..."
2. The Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II. by Thomas Wright (1839)
"The following sirvente, by the same author, is also directed against Henry and
James, and was written about the year 1250. It repeats the same articles of ..."
3. The Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II. by Thomas Wright, Edmund Goldsmid (1884)
"The following sirvente, by the same author, is also directed against Henry and
James, and was written about the year 1250. It repeats the same articles of ..."
4. The Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II. by Thomas Wright, Edmund Goldsmid (1884)
"The following sirvente, by the same author, is also directed against Henry and
James, and was written about the year 1250. It repeats the same articles of ..."
5. Historical Life of Joanna of Sicily: Queen of Naples and Countess of Provence by Frances Moore (1824)
"... on the Female Sex—The sirvente—Pierre de ... sirvente on the Death of Blacas—The
Pilgrim ... sirvente ..."
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