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noblesse oblige

/nɔ.blɛ.s‿ɔ.bliʒ/

phrase/nɔ.blɛ.s‿ɔ.bliʒ/

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

Literally, “nobility obliges”. See noblesse and obliger.

noblesse oblige — French Dictionary | Passage