noblesse obligé
noblesse obligé
Altruistic, honorable behavior or deeds that are an assumed responsibility of people of nobility or, more broadly, economic privilege. Taken from French, literally meaning "nobility obligates." The president of the tech megacorporation seems fixated on noblesse obligé these days, seemingly spending more time doing volunteer and charity work than actually running his own company.
See also: oblige
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
noblesse oblige
privilege entails responsibility.See also: oblige
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- out of the goodness of heart
- out of the goodness of your heart
- out the goodness of (one's) heart
- out the kindness of (one's) heart
- turn an honest penny
- have a/the right to (do something)
- come from a good place
- mensch
- account of (someone or something)
- accounting