The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
OBROGATE
Ob"ro*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. obrogatus, p.p. of obrogare to obrogate.]
Definition: To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one. [Obs.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OWNER
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
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