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- French · borrowed fromnoblesse oblige
- English todaynoblesse oblige
Borrowed from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. See noblesse and obliger.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
noblesse oblige
Today it means: The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate. Full definition →
French noblesse oblige