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noblesse oblige
[ noh-bles oh-bleezh; French naw-bles aw-bleezh ]
noun
- the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc.
noblesse oblige
/ n蓹蕣藞bl蓻s 蓹蕣藞bli藧蕭; n蓴bl蓻s 蓴bli蕭 /
noun
- ironic.the supposed obligation of nobility to be honourable and generous
noblesse oblige
- The belief that the wealthy and privileged are obliged to help those less fortunate. From French, meaning 鈥渘obility obligates.鈥
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of noblesse oblige1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of noblesse oblige1
Example Sentences
There might be just a dash of noblesse oblige in there, too, a little well-intentioned clemency from soccer鈥檚 great conqueror.
His noblesse oblige masked a steely newsman who stood by his publication and industry whenever they were under attack.
It's the "noblesse oblige" posturing of 19th-century industrialists, who pretended that building a few museums made up for grinding underpaid workers into dust.
Given the vast wealth gap between likely patrons and these portrait-subjects, the question creates an inescapable aura of noblesse oblige.
Today, Beek and his family run it out of a sense of noblesse oblige.
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