An establishment where people associate to pursue social, political, or sporting activities. In the US, country clubs and women's clubs are well-established. In London, clubs for men developed in the 17th-c from the taverns and coffee houses where men met to do business. These clubs (Whites, founded 1693, Boodles 1767, Brooks's 1764, Portland 1816, Athenaeum 1824, Garrick 1831, Carlton 1832, Reform 1836, Savages 1857, Press 1882, Royal Automobile 1897) were used by members of the aristocratic and professional classes, and excluded women. Some have relaxed their rules; most continue to provide meals, library facilities, and overnight accommodation.