descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; cousins are collateral relatives; an indirect descendant of the Stuarts

[ Syn: indirect ]

a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

serving to support or corroborate; collateral evidence

[ Syn: confirmative , confirming , confirmatory , corroborative , corroboratory , substantiating , substantiative , validating , validatory , verificatory , verifying ]

accompany, concomitant; collateral target damage from a bombing run'

situated or running side by side; collateral ridges of mountains'