adjective
- side by side; parallel
- parallel in time, rank, importance, etc.; corresponding
- accompanying or existing in a subordinate, corroborative, or indirect relationship
- descended from the same ancestors but in a different line: a cousin is a collateral relative
- designating or of security given as a pledge for the fulfillment of an obligation
- secured or guaranteed by property, as stocks or bonds: a collateral loan
Origin:
ME < ML collateralis < L com-, together + lateralis, lateral