Vĕr'i-ty, n.

n. [Fr. vérité, Pr. veritat, vertat, Sp. verdad, Pg. verdade, It. verità, Lat. veritas, from verus, true.] 1. The quality of being very true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing to fact; truth. It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can govern while he is despised. South. 2. A true assertion or tenet. “Every syllable a faithful verity.” Shak. By this it seems to be a verity. Davies.