noblesse oblige

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. See noblesse and obliger. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /nəʊˌblɛs ɒˈbliːʒ/ (US) IPA(key): /noʊˌblɛs əˈbliʒ/ Rhymes: -iːʒ === Noun === noblesse oblige (uncountable) The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate. ==== Usage notes ==== The Oxford English Dictionary says that the term “suggests noble ancestry constrains to honourable behaviour; privilege entails responsibility”. Being a noble meant that one had responsibilities to lead, manage, etc., not simply spending one’s time in idle pursuits. ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige. === Phrase === noblesse oblige noblesse oblige Synonym: adel verplicht ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === noblesse oblige on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == French == === Etymology === Literally, “nobility obliges”. See noblesse and obliger. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔ.blɛ.s‿ɔ.bliʒ/ ~ /nɔ.ble.s‿ɔ.bliʒ/ Rhymes: -iʒ === Phrase === noblesse oblige noble or more generally high-ranked people have honourable obligations towards lower-ranked or less fortunate ones, and should behave nobly towards them == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”). === Noun === noblesse oblige (plural noblesse-noblesse oblige) noblesse oblige: the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate === Further reading === “noblesse oblige”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /noˈblɛs oˈbliʒ/ === Phrase === noblesse oblige noble or more generally high-ranked people have honourable/honorable obligations towards lower-ranked or less fortunate ones, and should behave nobly towards them Synonym: la nobiltà fa obbligo === Noun === noblesse oblige m (uncountable) noblesse oblige (the honourable/honorable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. === Noun === noblesse oblige m or f (uncountable) noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) === Further reading === “noblesse oblige”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026