If you are referring to the crossword puzzle clue, try Beau Geste.
un beau geste
noblesse --- Or perhaps, noblesse oblige?
The meaning of the French feminine name Aceline is "little noble one".It originates from the Norman French language.Aceline is a variant of the male name, Acelin.
noble
The meaning of the name Adélaïde is "noble sort".This is a feminine French name which has also been adopted as the name of a city in Australia.It is a variant of the Old German name, Adalhaid.
"Patrice" is a French masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "noble" or "nobleman." It is also used as a feminine name in some regions.
"Count of Gobet" is an English equivalent of the French phrase comte de Gobet. The masculine singular phrase also translates as "earl of Gobet" in the aristocratic, noble, and royal terminology of the British Isles. The pronunciation will be "ko-duh go-bey" in French.
le chevalier noble = the noble knight
Please visit the 'related links' for names with the meaning, 'noble'.
noble kind; of the noble sort
A beau geste is a gracious gesture, seen as noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance.
French :)