collateral

• a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
• descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
• serving to support or corroborate
• accompany, concomitant
• situated or running side by side
• Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side
• Acting in an indirect way
• Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration
• Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else
• Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other
• A collateral relative
• Collateral security

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