collaterally

collaterally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English collateral
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English collaterally

    From collateral + -ly.

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    Adverb

    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; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC:
        The will hath force upon the conscience collaterally and indirectly.
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