Definition of founts:
(n) :
(figurative) That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.
(n) :
(chiefly poetic, dated or archaic) Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.
(n) :
(by extension, agriculture, archaic) A device from which poultry may drink; a waterer.
(n) :
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of font (“a set of glyphs of unified design, usually representing the letters of an alphabet and its supplementary characters belonging to one typeface, style, and weight; a typeface; a family of typefaces”). [(Christianity) A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.]
(v) :
(US, Southern) Alternative form of found (past tense of find) [To start (an institution or organization).]