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collateral
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adjective
serving to support or corroborate
collateral evidence
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adjective
situated or running side by side
collateral ridges of mountains
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adjective
(= indirect)
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
cousins are collateral relatives
an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
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adjective
accompany, concomitant
collateral target damage from a bombing run
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noun
a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
heir
Noun
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An heir is the person who gets the property or money when someone dies.
Jack was his only heir, so he will get all the money.