collateral


collateral (http://definr.com/collateral)

     adj 1: descended from a common ancestor but through different
            lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an
            indirect descendant of the Stuarts" [syn: indirect]
            [ant: lineal]
     2: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
        [syn: confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative,
         corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating,
         validatory, verificatory, verifying]
     3: accompaniment to something else; "collateral target damage
        from a bombing run"
     4: situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of
        mountains"
     n : a security pledged for the repayment of a loan