Collateral Descent
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Descent In a transverse or zigzag toe, i. e., up through
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Descent from a common ancestor, but not in direct line. See 31 U. S. 101, 8 L. Ed. 334.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Descent in a collateral or oblique line, ¢. e., up through the common ancestor and then down from him; descent to collaterals,