service with a samurai family; working in a samurai household
Historical term for serving a samurai family, often as a valet, chambermaid, or other domestic role. Used in contexts of Edo-period or earlier samurai society.
In the Edo period, many young people went into service with samurai families.
彼女は武家奉公として、奥向きの仕事をしていた。
She worked in the inner quarters as a servant in a samurai household.