Noblesse oblige and Obligation

Noblesse oblige

Noblesse oblige noun - The obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically).
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Obligation and noblesse oblige are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obligation" instead a noun phrase "Noblesse oblige".

Obligation

Obligation noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.

Noblesse oblige and obligation are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Noblesse oblige" with "Obligation", this terms are similar.

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