collateral
//kəˈlæt.ər.əl//
Noun
1
Property or assets pledged as security for a loan, which may be forfeited if the borrower fails to repay.
The bank required collateral before approving the loan.
2
A person having the same ancestor but through a different line of descent.
My cousin is a collateral, as we share the same grandparents but through different parents.
Adjective
collateralCanonical form
1
Additional but subordinate; secondary or accompanying.
The research produced some collateral findings that were also valuable.
2
Situated or running side by side; parallel.
The two collateral roads run alongside the main highway.
3
Descended from the same ancestor but through different lines.
My collateral relatives include cousins and their descendants.