Obs. [ad. L. cāritās, -ātem, f. cārus dear. Cf. CHARITY, CHERTY.] Dearness, dearth.
1530. St. Papers Hen. VIII., 1. 367. A gret carystye in Italye of all maner of grayn.
1620. Venner, Via Recta, iii. 56. Notwithstanding the raritie and caritie of it.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Carity, dearth, scarcity, dearness.
