Definitions for sirventes

sirventes sir·vente

Spelling: [ser-vent; French seer-vahnt
IPA: /sərˈvɛnt; French sirˈvɑ̃t/

Sirventes is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 439 anagrams from letters in sirventes (eeinrsstv).

Definitions for sirventes

noun

  1. a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.

Origin of sirventes

1810-20; back formation from Provençal sirventes literally, pertaining to a servant, i.e., lover (the -s being taken as plural sign). See servant, Examples for sirventes

It has even been doubted whether the serventois is not the forerunner of the sirvente instead of the reverse being the case.

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.

The sirvente was a song of war or politics, sometimes satirical, sometimes in praise of the exploits of a generous patron.

He calls it the sirvente of Kings, and speaks much evil of your Order.'

Word Value for sirventes
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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