Or as in a well regulated clock, meaning operating well and efficiently.

Matt Barrow wrote:
"Gig Giacona" wrote in message
...

The word "regulated" was used at the time of the writing of the Bill of
Rights to mean "trained".

The militia was all the male citizens.


At the time it meant "efficient" and/or "accurate"

It derived from "regular", as in regularity...as in frequent bowel
movements...


Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO