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Main Entry: reg·u·late
Pronunciation: 're-gy&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare, from Latin regula rule
1 a : to govern or direct according to rule b (1) : to bring under the control of law or constituted authority (2) : to make regulations for or concerning
2 : to bring order, method, or uniformity to
3 : to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

Gives a little different picture.

[MamaTexan]

Gives a little different picture.

Well, I imagine it does since the definition I posted was from Webster's 1828 dictionary (so as to get a definition closer to the era of the Constitution) and yours was probably from a contemporary dictionary.

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Document 6 Records of the Federal Convention

16. S & H.D. in C. ass. shall have the exclusive Right of coining Money--regulating its Alloy & Value--fixing the Standard of Weights and Measures throughout U.S.
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/tocs/a1_8_5.html

Regulation of alloy and value. How much actual precious metal and how much alloy is contained in each coin. The action of deciding what's IN the coins, does, by default, *regulate* it's value.