romaunt
/rə(ʊ)ˈmɔːnt/Now rare
noun
= romance 3a. archaic and literary in later use.
adjective
In form Romaunt. = romance.
Origin
Late 15th century (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman and Middle French romant, romaunt, Middle French rommant, variant (by analogy with Anglo-Norman and Old French nouns in -ans, -anz, which end in -ant in the oblique case) of Anglo-Norman and Middle French romanz, romans romance.