'Week-end' definitions:

Definition of 'Week-end'

From: GCIDE
  • Week-end \Week"-end"\, n. The end of the week, usually comprising the period from Friday evening to Monday morning, observed commonly as a period of respite from work or school; as, to visit one for a week-end; also, a house party during a week-end. Contrasted to work days.
  • Note: Where work days continue throught Saturday morning, the weekend starts on Saturday at noon. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]