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verity

ver·i·ty [ vérrətee ] (plural ver·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. truth or reality: the quality of being true or real

2. something true: something that is true, especially a statement or principle that is accepted as a fact

[14th century. Via French< Latin veritas< verus "true"]
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