| <roleName> | (roleName) contains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular role or position in society, such as an official title or rank. | |
| Attributes: | ||
| Example | <persName> <foreName>William</foreName> <surname>Poulteny</surname> <roleName>Earl of Bath</roleName> </persName> | |
| Note | A <roleName> may be distinguished from an <addName> by virtue of the fact that, like a title, it typically exists independently of its holder. | |
| Tagset | additional tag set for names and dates | |
| Class | personPart [and indirectly also:] names | |
| Filename | teind2 | |
| Parents | persName | |
| Children | #PCDATA abbr add address app att c caesura cl corr damage date dateRange dateStruct del distinct emph expan foreign formula fw geogName gi gloss handShift hi lang link m measure mentioned name num oRef oVar orgName orig pRef pVar persName phr placeName ptr ref reg restore rs s seg sic soCalled space supplied tag term time timeRange timeStruct title unclear val w xptr xref | |
| Declaration | <!ELEMENT roleName      - -  (%phrase.seq)                      >
<!ATTLIST roleName           %a.global
                             %a.personPart                      > | |
| See | 20.1 | |