[1375–1425; late ME (Scots) viduite ‹ L viduitās, equiv. to vidu(a) widow + -itās-ity]This word is first recorded in the period 1375–1425. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: guard, period, representation, screw, skim-ity is a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition. Other wordsthat use the affix -ity include: Latinity, civility, jollity