noblesse obligephr.n.

Brit.

/nə(ʊ)ˌblɛs ə(ʊ)ˈbliːʒ/,

/nə(ʊ)ˌblɛs ɒˈbliːʒ/, U.S.

/noʊˈblɛs əˈbliʒ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French noblesse oblige.

Etymology: < French noblesse oblige, lit. ‘noble rank entails responsibility’ (1808 in G. Duc de Levis Maximes, Réflexions, Essais (ed.2) 13) < noblesse noblesse n. + oblige , 3rd singular present indicative of obliger (see oblige v.).The expression is cited as ‘un vieux mot’ by Balzac in 1836.

A. phr.

Noble ancestry constrains one (to honourable behaviour); privilege entails responsibility. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > noble [phrase] > nobility imposes obligations

noblesse oblige1837

society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > responsibility rests here [phrase] > privilege entails responsibility

noblesse oblige1837

1837 F. A. Kemble Let. 1 Aug. in Rec. Later Life (1882) I. 86 To be sure, if ‘noblesse oblige’, royalty must do so still more.

1864 J. H. Newman Apologia i. 10 Do you think I can let you go scot free instead of myself? No; noblesse oblige. Go to the shades, old man.

1896 M. Beerbohm Happy Hypocrite in Yellow Bk. Oct. 12 Noblesse oblige..an aristocrat should be very careful of his good name.

1903 G. K. Chesterton Robert Browning v. 114 When someone excused coarseness..on the ground of genius, he said, ‘That is an error: Noblesse oblige.’

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 55 Blessed are the pure in heart and the fathomless in bright pride! The loveliness that knows noblesse oblige.

1973 J. Shub Moscow by Nightmare xiii. 150 He was pleased to inform the servants of his whereabouts; it simplified their reporting for the KGB. Noblesse oblige.

1998 Polit. Theory 26 633 Heidegger refused to continue the debate at Davos, and yet also felt perfectly comfortable months later when he invited Cassirer to speak at his own Freiberg... On the royal road to philosophy, noblesse oblige.

B. n.

Obligation as a function of (high) social standing. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > constraints towards noble conduct

noblesse oblige1873

1873 C. M. Yonge Pillars of House IV. xxxix. 150 I always regarded you as a sacred personage, condemned to noblesse oblige, and all that!

1932 J. M. S. Tompkins Pop. Novel in Eng. 1770–1800 iv. 153 The Magdalens of gentle blood..descend..to the family vault. It is a clear case of noblesse oblige.

1968 Listener 6 June 713/2 Noblesse oblige Toryism..is giving way to..managerial Conservatism.

1992 Atlantic Mar. 114/3 Gillespie, exercising a monarch's noblesse oblige, also appeared, unbilled, at ‘Bebop, Forty and Under’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noblesse oblige
释义	noblesse obligephr.n. Brit. /nə(ʊ)ˌblɛs ə(ʊ)ˈbliːʒ/, /nə(ʊ)ˌblɛs ɒˈbliːʒ/, U.S. /noʊˈblɛs əˈbliʒ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French noblesse oblige. Etymology: < French noblesse oblige, lit. ‘noble rank entails responsibility’ (1808 in G. Duc de Levis Maximes, Réflexions, Essais (ed.2) 13) < noblesse noblesse n. + oblige , 3rd singular present indicative of obliger (see oblige v.).The expression is cited as ‘un vieux mot’ by Balzac in 1836. A. phr. Noble ancestry constrains one (to honourable behaviour); privilege entails responsibility. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > noble [phrase] > nobility imposes obligations noblesse oblige1837 society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > responsibility rests here [phrase] > privilege entails responsibility noblesse oblige1837 1837 F. A. Kemble Let. 1 Aug. in Rec. Later Life (1882) I. 86 To be sure, if ‘noblesse oblige’, royalty must do so still more. 1864 J. H. Newman Apologia i. 10 Do you think I can let you go scot free instead of myself? No; noblesse oblige. Go to the shades, old man. 1896 M. Beerbohm Happy Hypocrite in Yellow Bk. Oct. 12 Noblesse oblige..an aristocrat should be very careful of his good name. 1903 G. K. Chesterton Robert Browning v. 114 When someone excused coarseness..on the ground of genius, he said, ‘That is an error: Noblesse oblige.’ 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 55 Blessed are the pure in heart and the fathomless in bright pride! The loveliness that knows noblesse oblige. 1973 J. Shub Moscow by Nightmare xiii. 150 He was pleased to inform the servants of his whereabouts; it simplified their reporting for the KGB. Noblesse oblige. 1998 Polit. Theory 26 633 Heidegger refused to continue the debate at Davos, and yet also felt perfectly comfortable months later when he invited Cassirer to speak at his own Freiberg... On the royal road to philosophy, noblesse oblige. B. n. Obligation as a function of (high) social standing. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > constraints towards noble conduct noblesse oblige1873 1873 C. M. Yonge Pillars of House IV. xxxix. 150 I always regarded you as a sacred personage, condemned to noblesse oblige, and all that! 1932 J. M. S. Tompkins Pop. Novel in Eng. 1770–1800 iv. 153 The Magdalens of gentle blood..descend..to the family vault. It is a clear case of noblesse oblige. 1968 Listener 6 June 713/2 Noblesse oblige Toryism..is giving way to..managerial Conservatism. 1992 Atlantic Mar. 114/3 Gillespie, exercising a monarch's noblesse oblige, also appeared, unbilled, at ‘Bebop, Forty and Under’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.n.1837
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