Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Corant \Co*rant\, Coranto \Co*ran"to\, n. [See {Courant}.]
   A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion.

         It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. --Sir
                                                  W. temple.

         Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. --Macaulay.