Master of the House
E590169
"Master of the House" is a comic, satirical song from the musical Les Misérables that introduces the unscrupulous innkeepers Thénardier and his wife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Master of the House canonical | 7 |
| "Master of the House" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6395283 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Master of the House Context triple: [Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording), includesSong, Master of the House]
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A.
About the House
"About the House" is a 1965 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects on domestic life, memory, and the passage of time through the organizing metaphor of a house.
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B.
Master of the Household
The Master of the Household is a senior official in the British Royal Household responsible for overseeing the domestic management and catering arrangements of the royal residences.
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C.
Women of the House
Women of the House is a mid-1990s American sitcom and spin-off of Designing Women that follows Suzanne Sugarbaker’s misadventures in Washington, D.C., featuring Patricia Heaton in a supporting role.
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D.
The Estate
The Estate is a 2022 dark comedy film about feuding relatives scheming to win the favor of their terminally ill, wealthy aunt in hopes of inheriting her fortune.
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E.
Our House
"Our House" is a classic folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, celebrated for its warm, domestic imagery and rich vocal harmonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Master of the House Target entity description: "Master of the House" is a comic, satirical song from the musical Les Misérables that introduces the unscrupulous innkeepers Thénardier and his wife.
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A.
About the House
"About the House" is a 1965 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects on domestic life, memory, and the passage of time through the organizing metaphor of a house.
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B.
Master of the Household
The Master of the Household is a senior official in the British Royal Household responsible for overseeing the domestic management and catering arrangements of the royal residences.
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C.
Women of the House
Women of the House is a mid-1990s American sitcom and spin-off of Designing Women that follows Suzanne Sugarbaker’s misadventures in Washington, D.C., featuring Patricia Heaton in a supporting role.
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D.
The Estate
The Estate is a 2022 dark comedy film about feuding relatives scheming to win the favor of their terminally ill, wealthy aunt in hopes of inheriting her fortune.
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E.
Our House
"Our House" is a classic folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, celebrated for its warm, domestic imagery and rich vocal harmonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
ⓘ
linked to:
Les Misérables
|
| composer | Claude-Michel Schönberg ⓘ |
| depicts | unscrupulous innkeepers ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn |
stage musical Les Misérables
ⓘ
linked to:
Les Misérables (stage production)
|
| genre |
comic song
ⓘ
satirical song ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
1985 London cast recording of Les Misérables
ⓘ
1987 Broadway cast recording of Les Misérables ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Madame Thénardier
ⓘ
linked to:
Thénardiers
Thénardier ⓘ
linked to:
Thénardiers
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Herbert Kretzmer ⓘ |
| lyricsAdaptedFrom | original French lyrics by Alain Boublil ⓘ |
| musicalBy | Claude-Michel Schönberg ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
character introduction
ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Misérables ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Madame Thénardier
ⓘ
linked to:
Thénardiers
Thénardier ⓘ
linked to:
Thénardiers
ensemble ⓘ |
| popularSongFrom | Les Misérables ⓘ |
| setting | Thénardiers' inn ⓘ |
| theme |
exploitation
ⓘ
greed ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ |
| usedAs | comic centerpiece in Act 1 of Les Misérables ⓘ |
| workFrom | Les Misérables ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Master of the House Description of subject: "Master of the House" is a comic, satirical song from the musical Les Misérables that introduces the unscrupulous innkeepers Thénardier and his wife.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.