diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/timeseries.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/timeseries.rst
index ecdfb3c565d33..37413722de96f 100644
--- a/doc/source/user_guide/timeseries.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user_guide/timeseries.rst
@@ -1468,11 +1468,16 @@ or some other non-observed day.  Defined observance rules are:
     :header: "Rule", "Description"
     :widths: 15, 70
 
+    "next_workday", "move Saturday and Sunday to Monday"
+    "previous_workday", "move Saturday and Sunday to Friday"
     "nearest_workday", "move Saturday to Friday and Sunday to Monday"
+    "before_nearest_workday", "apply ``nearest_workday`` and then move to previous workday before that day"
+    "after_nearest_workday", "apply ``nearest_workday`` and then move to next workday after that day"
     "sunday_to_monday", "move Sunday to following Monday"
     "next_monday_or_tuesday", "move Saturday to Monday and Sunday/Monday to Tuesday"
     "previous_friday", move Saturday and Sunday to previous Friday"
     "next_monday", "move Saturday and Sunday to following Monday"
+    "weekend_to_monday", "same as ``next_monday``"
 
 An example of how holidays and holiday calendars are defined:
 
diff --git a/pandas/tseries/holiday.py b/pandas/tseries/holiday.py
index 50d0d33f0339f..cc9e2e3be8c38 100644
--- a/pandas/tseries/holiday.py
+++ b/pandas/tseries/holiday.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def nearest_workday(dt: datetime) -> datetime:
 
 def next_workday(dt: datetime) -> datetime:
     """
-    returns next weekday used for observances
+    returns next workday used for observances
     """
     dt += timedelta(days=1)
     while dt.weekday() > 4:
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def next_workday(dt: datetime) -> datetime:
 
 def previous_workday(dt: datetime) -> datetime:
     """
-    returns previous weekday used for observances
+    returns previous workday used for observances
     """
     dt -= timedelta(days=1)
     while dt.weekday() > 4:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def previous_workday(dt: datetime) -> datetime:
 
 def before_nearest_workday(dt: datetime) -> datetime:
     """
-    returns previous workday after nearest workday
+    returns previous workday before nearest workday
     """
     return previous_workday(nearest_workday(dt))