The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
PRAECIPES
Noun
praecipes
plural of praecipe
Source: Wiktionary
PRAECIPE
Præc"i*pe, n. Etym: [L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See Precept.] (Law) (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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