Ver"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Verities (#). [F. v'erit'e, L. veritas, fr. verus true. See Very.]
1.
The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality.
"The
verity of certain words."
Shak.
It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can govern while he is despised.
South.
2.
That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a reality.
Mark what I say, which you shall find
By every syllable a faithful verity.
Shak.
© Webster 1913.