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What (who) is oblige - definition

CONCEPT THAT NOBILITY CONFERS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Noblis oblige; Noblesse obligé; Noblesse Oblige; Nobless oblige; Nobility obligates; Nobility obliges; Noblese oblige

oblige

¦ verb

1. (usu. be obliged to do something) make legally or morally bound to do something.

2. perform a service or favour for.

(be obliged) be indebted or grateful.

Derivatives

obliger noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. obliger, from L. obligare, from ob- 'towards' + ligare 'to bind'.

oblige

(obliges, obliging, obliged)

1.

If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing.

The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to abandon the car and continue on foot...

This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.

= compel

VERB: be V-ed to-inf, V n to-inf

2.

To oblige someone means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do.

If you ever need help with the babysitting, I'd be glad to oblige...

We called up three economists to ask how to eliminate the deficit and they obliged with very straightforward answers...

Mr Oakley always has been ready to oblige journalists with information.

VERB: V, V with n, V n with n, also V n

3.

People sometimes use obliged in expressions such as 'much obliged' or 'I am obliged to you' when they want to indicate that they are very grateful for something. (FORMAL or OLD-FASHIONED)

Much obliged for your assistance...

Thank you very much indeed, Doctor, I am extremely obliged to you.

CONVENTION [formulae]

4.

If you tell someone that you would be obliged or should be obliged if they would do something, you are telling them in a polite but firm way that you want them to do it. (FORMAL)

I would be obliged if you could read it to us.

CONVENTION [politeness]

Oblige

·vt To attach, as by a bond.

II. Oblige ·vt To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something.

III. Oblige ·vt To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to Please; to Gratify; to Accommodate.

Wikipedia

Noblesse oblige

Noblesse oblige (; French: [nɔblɛs ɔbliʒ]; literally “nobility obliges”) is a French expression that 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. As those who lived on the nobles' land had obligations to the nobility, the nobility had obligations to their people, including protection at the least.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term suggests "noble ancestry constrains to honourable behaviour; privilege entails responsibility." The Dictionnaire de l'Académie française defines it thus:

Whoever claims to be noble must conduct himself nobly.

(Figuratively) One must act in a fashion that conforms to one's position and privileges with which one has been born, bestowed and/or has earned.

OED and others cite the source of the phrase as Maxims (1808) by Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesse oblige

Examples of use of oblige

1. Noblesse oblige is the rule in England, and it should oblige all the members of the aristocracy in Israel even more.

2. But law enforcement officers have been reluctant to oblige.

3. "We will not oblige people, but we can call people.

4. "We remain sceptical that the Fed chairman will oblige."

5. Increasingly, the U.S. military seems eager to oblige.