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noblesse oblige Definition

no·blesse· oblige (nō bles′ ō blēz̸h′; Fr nō̂ bles ō̂ blēz̸h′)

noun

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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  1. ‹ noblesse
  2. ‹ nobleman
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  4. ‹ noble-minded
  5. ‹ noble fir
  6. ‹ noble
  7. ‹ nobility
  8. ‹ nobelium
  9. ‹ Nobelist
  10. ‹ Nobel prize
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