The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
housemaster
(noun) teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
housemaster (plural housemasters)
A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school.
Source: Wiktionary
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.