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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
Contained by
May contain
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.