Ver"i*ty (?), n.; pl.
Verities (#). [F. vérité, 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.