- (a.) Coming from, being on or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.
- (a.) Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.
- (a.) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal.
- (n.) Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.
- (n.) A collateral relative.
- (a.) Acting in an indirect way.
- (a.) Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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