<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
Module namesdates — 13 Names, Dates, People, and Places
In addition to global attributes att.personal (@full, @sort) (att.naming (@role, @nymRef) (att.canonical (@key, @ref)) ) att.typed (@type, @subtype)
Used by
May contain
Declaration

<rng:element name="roleName">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.personal.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.naming.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.canonical.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element roleName
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.personal.attributes,
   att.naming.attributes,
   att.canonical.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   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.