Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Courant

Courant (k??-r?nt") , adjective

[French, present participle of courir to run, Latin currere. Compare Current.]

(Heraldry) Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.

Courant (k??-r?nt") , noun

[French courante, from courant, p. pr.]

1.
A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.
2.
A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.