(ˌ)sərˈvent, sirˈvänt noun
or sir·ven·tes sərˈventə̇s ; or sir·vent (ˌ)sərˈvent, sirˈvänt
( plural sir·ventes -t(ə̇s ; also sir·vents -ts)
Etymology: French sirvente, from Provençal sirventes, literally, servant's song, from sirvent, servent servant (from Latin servient-, serviens, present participle of servire to serve) + -es -ese (probably from Latin -ensis ) — more at serve
: a usually moral or religious song of the Provençal troubadours satirizing social vices