[ver.i.ty] n, pl -ties [ME verite, fr. MF verite, fr. L veritat-, veritas, fr. verus true] (14c) 1: the quality or state of being true or real
2: something (as a statement) that is true; esp: a fundamental and inevitably true value "such eternal verities as honor, love, and patriotism"
3: the quality or state of being truthful or honest "the king-becoming graces, as justice, ~ --Shak."