week workglossary / WEEK-WORK week-work. Hist. In feudal times, the obligation of a tenant to work two to four days in every week for his lord during the greater part of the year, and four or five during the summer months. See VILLEIN SERVICE. 词条贡献者 资深译员徐玲,知名法学院法律翻译专业,擅长翻译各类与财务重组相关的法律文件。