Both Uses of
noblesse oblige
in
A Rose for Emily
- But there were still others, older people, who said that even grief could not cause a real lady to forget noblesse oblige—without calling it noblesse oblige.†
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- But there were still others, older people, who said that even grief could not cause a real lady to forget noblesse oblige—without calling it noblesse oblige.†
Definition:
the obligation or responsibility of those of privilege to be honorable and generous towards those who are less privileged (often used ironically)
In French, "noblesse oblige" literally means, "nobility obliges."