noblesse oblige

Etymology
Borrowed from, primarily used as a phrase. See and.

Noun

 * 1) 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 says that the term “suggests noble ancestry constrains to honourable behaviour; privilege entails responsibility”. Being a noble meant that you had responsibilities to lead, manage, etc. You were not to simply spend your time in idle pursuits.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 貴族義務
 * Czech: vznešenost zavazuje
 * Danish: adel forpligter
 * Dutch: adel verplicht
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: aateluus velvoittaa
 * French:
 * German: Adel verpflichtet
 * Hungarian: a nemesség kötelez, a név kötelez
 * Italian: noblesse oblige
 * Japanese: ノブレス・オブリージュ
 * Korean: 노블레스 오블리주
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: xanedanî xwastin
 * Norman: noblièche oblyige
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: adel forplikter
 * Polish: szlachectwo zobowiązuje
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: noblețea obligă
 * Russian: нобле́с обли́ж
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: плѐмство обавезује
 * Roman: plèmstvo obavezuje
 * Spanish: nobleza obliga

Etymology
lit. 'nobility obliges'. See and.

Phrase

 * 1) noble or more generally high-ranked people have honourable obligations towards lower-ranked or less fortunate ones, and should behave nobly towards them

Etymology
, primarily used as a phrase.

Phrase

 * 1) noble or more generally high-ranked people have honourable/honorable obligations towards lower-ranked or less fortunate ones, and should behave nobly towards them

Noun

 * 1)  the honourable/honorable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank

Etymology
, primarily used as a phrase.

Noun

 * 1)  the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank