Ferrars family
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The Ferrars family is a wealthy, socially ambitious family in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," central to the romantic and class tensions involving the Dashwood sisters.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ferrars family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19982745 — 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: Ferrars family Context triple: [Dashwood family, relatedTo, Ferrars family]
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A.
Stanhope family
The Stanhope family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage known for producing influential politicians, military leaders, and peers from the early modern period onward.
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B.
Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family
The Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family was a prominent Anglo-Irish aristocratic dynasty centered on Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire, influential in British politics, landownership, and society from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
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C.
Grosvenor family
The Grosvenor family is a prominent British aristocratic dynasty and major landowning family, best known for its vast property holdings in central London and its head, the Duke of Westminster.
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D.
Petty-Fitzmaurice family
The Petty-Fitzmaurice family is a prominent Anglo-Irish aristocratic dynasty best known for producing several Marquesses of Lansdowne and influential political figures in British and Irish history.
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E.
Hervey family
The Hervey family is an English aristocratic lineage historically prominent in Suffolk, known for producing several Earls and Marquesses of Bristol and for their long-standing influence in British political and social life.
- 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: Ferrars family Target entity description: The Ferrars family is a wealthy, socially ambitious family in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," central to the romantic and class tensions involving the Dashwood sisters.
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A.
Stanhope family
The Stanhope family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage known for producing influential politicians, military leaders, and peers from the early modern period onward.
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B.
Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family
The Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family was a prominent Anglo-Irish aristocratic dynasty centered on Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire, influential in British politics, landownership, and society from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
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C.
Grosvenor family
The Grosvenor family is a prominent British aristocratic dynasty and major landowning family, best known for its vast property holdings in central London and its head, the Duke of Westminster.
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D.
Petty-Fitzmaurice family
The Petty-Fitzmaurice family is a prominent Anglo-Irish aristocratic dynasty best known for producing several Marquesses of Lansdowne and influential political figures in British and Irish history.
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E.
Hervey family
The Hervey family is an English aristocratic lineage historically prominent in Suffolk, known for producing several Earls and Marquesses of Bristol and for their long-standing influence in British political and social life.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.