[ kɒ'lat(ə)r(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 something pledged as security for repayment of a loan.
2》 a person descended from the same ancestor as another but through a different line.
■ adjective
1》 descended from the same stock but by a different line.
2》 additional but subordinate; secondary.
3》 situated side by side; parallel: ~ veins.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from med. L. ~is , from col- 'together with' + lateralis (from latus , later- 'side').