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noblesse oblige definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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