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no·blesse· oblige (nō bles′ ō blēz̸h′; Fr nō̂ bles ō̂ blēz̸h′)
the inferred obligation of people of high rank or social position to behave nobly or kindly toward others
Etymology: Fr, lit., nobility obliges
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