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What (who) is noblesse oblige - definition
Noblesse oblige
![Figurative armories of "de Mortsauf" in ''Le lys dans la Vallée'' by [[Honoré de Balzac]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Armes Mortsauf Comedie Humaine par Ida du Chasteleer.jpg?width=200 "Figurative armories of \"de Mortsauf\" in ''Le lys dans la Vallée'' by [[Honoré de Balzac]]")
CONCEPT THAT NOBILITY CONFERS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Noblis oblige; Noblesse obligé; Noblesse Oblige; Nobless oblige; Nobility obligates; Nobility obliges; Noblese oblige
Noblesse oblige (; ; literally “nobility obliges”) is a French expression from a time when French (more specifically, Anglo-Norman) was the language of the English nobility, and retains in English the meaning that nobility extends beyond mere entitlement, requiring people who hold such status to fulfill social responsibilities. For example, a primary obligation of a nobleman could include generosity towards those around him.
noblesse oblige
CONCEPT THAT NOBILITY CONFERS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Noblis oblige; Noblesse obligé; Noblesse Oblige; Nobless oblige; Nobility obligates; Nobility obliges; Noblese oblige
Noblesse oblige is the idea that people with advantages, for example those of a high social class, should help and do things for other people. (FORMAL)
They did so without hope of further profit and out of a sense of noblesse oblige.
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noblesse oblige
CONCEPT THAT NOBILITY CONFERS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Noblis oblige; Noblesse obligé; Noblesse Oblige; Nobless oblige; Nobility obligates; Nobility obliges; Noblese oblige
Examples of use of noblesse oblige
1. Noblesse oblige ... Let no one deny Prince Harry‘s courage.
2. A bit of noblesse oblige might not have gone amiss.
3. "I don‘t remember my parents ever giving us a noblesse oblige speech," he said.
4. Was he planting campaign seeds, despite himself, or was he simply exercising a little noblesse oblige?
5. The prince, he gleaned, invented the concept of noblesse oblige before he had whiskers.