verities

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“verities” is listed under Verity.

Origin: 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.” William Shakespeare

It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can govern while he is despised.— Robert 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.— William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54