Sirvente
Sirvente , noun
[French sirvente, from Pr. sirventes, sirventesc, originally, the poem of, or concerning, a sirvent, from sirvent, properly, serving, n., one who serves (e. g., as a soldier), from servir to serve, Latin servire.]
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.