collateral
1. [ adjective ] descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
Synonyms: oblique indirect
Examples:

"cousins are collateral relatives" "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"

Related terms: lineal related
2. [ adjective ] situated or running side by side
Examples:

"collateral ridges of mountains"

Related terms: parallel
3. [ adjective ] accompaniment to something else
Examples:

"collateral target damage from a bombing run"

Related terms: secondary
4. [ adjective ] serving to support or corroborate
Synonyms: confirming confirmatory corroborative corroboratory substantiating substantiative validating validatory verificatory verifying confirmative
Examples:

"collateral evidence"

Related terms: supportive
5. [ noun ] a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
Related terms: security security_interest guarantee
Similar spelling:   collateralize
  coulter
  Coltrane
  Coltrain
  collider
  coal_tar