conjugal 復習

　Exponentially, that would mean more babies being born in prison, especially if we were to encourage much more intimacy during conjugal visits. (Skip the rest)

https://www.google.co.jp/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/26/lock-em-and-throw-away-the-key-that-will-make-britain-great-again

　今回取り上げる語は、conjugal /ˈkɒndʒʊɡ(ə)l/ です。文脈から「親族の」と推測しました。以下で確認等を確認していきます。
　まず意味を Cambridge Dictionary でみると、“connected with marriage or the relationship between two married people, especially their sexual relationship” とあり、LDOCE には “relating to marriage” と定義されていました。また、同書に conjugal visit で “a private meeting between a prisoner and his or her wife or husband, during which they are allowed to have sex” と記載がありました。
　次に語源を OED でみると、“Early 16th century: from Latin conjugalis, from conjux, conjug- ‘spouse’, from con- ‘together’ + jugum ‘a yoke’.” とあります。
　以上のことから、conjugal は「婚姻上の、夫婦の」という意味を持ち、conjugal visit で「夫婦面会」を表すこともわかりました。(OkaUchi)