 Noblesse oblige  is generally used to imply that with wealth, power, and prestige come responsibilities. In ethical discussion, it is sometimes used to summarize a moral economy wherein privilege must be balanced by duty towards those who lack such privilege or who cannot perform such duty.t is the concept that nobility extends beyond mere entitlements and requires the person with such status to fulfill social responsibilities, particularly in leadership roles. The Dictionnaire de l’Academie académie francaise française defines: 1  It thus whoever claims to be noble must conduct.  himself nobly