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<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. [13.2.1. Personal Names]
Modulenamesdates
AttributesAttributes att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @rendition)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) att.personal (att.naming (@role)) att.typed (@type)
role
Status Optional
type
Status Optional
Member of
model.persNamePart
Contained by
core: abbr author bibl biblScope date desc editor email emph foreign head hi item label mentioned name note num p pubPlace publisher q quote ref soCalled term title
figures: cell
header: change classCode edition language rendition
namesdates: affiliation forename orgName roleName surname
tagdocs: eg
transcr: supplied
May contain
core: abbr date email emph foreign gap graphic hi lb mentioned name note num ptr ref soCalled term title
figures: figure
header: idno
namesdates: affiliation forename orgName roleName surname
tagdocs: att code gi ident tag val
transcr: supplied
Declaration
element roleName
{
   attribute role { text }?,
   attribute type { text }?,
   macro.phraseSeq
}
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.