collaterally

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English

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Etymology

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From collateral +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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collaterally (comparative more collaterally, superlative most collaterally)

  1. In collateral relation; not lineally.
  2. Side by side; by the side.
  3. In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly.
    • 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; [], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: [] James Flesher, for Richard Royston [], →OCLC:
      The will hath force upon the conscience collaterally and indirectly.