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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-240/
- Published: 2020-09-22T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-09-18T09:30:16.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

The word for today is…

noblesse oblige (noun) – Benevolent, honourable behavior considered to be the responsibility of persons of high birth or rank.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/noblesse+oblige?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : In French, noblesse oblige means literally “nobility obligates.” French speakers transformed the phrase into a noun, which English speakers picked up in the 19th century. Then, as now, noblesse oblige referred to the unwritten obligation of people from a noble ancestry to act honorably and generously to others. Later, by extension, it also came to refer to the obligation of anyone who is in a better position than others—due, for example, to high office or celebrity—to act respectably and responsibly.

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