Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun noblesse_oblige

1 sense of noblesse oblige

Sense 1
noblesse oblige -- (the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically))
       => duty, responsibility, obligation -- (the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr)